Australia Travel

48 hours for beachlovers in Sydney

From the majestic opera house to the rugged outback, explore and experience Australia. Sun, sand and surf — Sydney's beaches have got it all. Read on to see how beachlovers can get the most out of a short stay in the city.


Top Australian travel experiences

The sight of Central Australia's famed Uluru — also referred to as Ayers Rock — looming on the horizon, is enough to stop you dead in your tracks and utter superlatives reserved for the truly awesome.Australia, the land of wonder where the men still glow and the women thunder ... how to sail the Whitsundays, soak up the Kimberley wilderness, and even get your whip cracking on an Aussie cattle drive.


Best hotels of Australia and the South Pacific

Right on the Great Barrier Reef, the alluring Lizard Island in Coastal North Queensland delivers absolute exclusivity, top-flight dining and a to-do list sure to satiate those who must do.Forbes Traveler profiles 10 of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific’s  best hotels, as gathered from the Forbes Traveler 400 list of the world's greatest luxury hotels.


Want to ‘find yourself’? Try Oz, ads suggest

This Tourism Australia handout ad shows Sydney Harbour in New South Wales. Australia's tourism chiefs have turned to Hollywood for help in promoting the country as a holiday destination after their last campaign — which involved swearing at potential visitors — failed.Australia, losing its appeal to overseas visitors, is pitching itself as a place to "find yourself" in a massive global tourism campaign aligned with a new outback movie.


Iconic Sydney pie van celebrates 70 years

Harry's Cafe de Wheels in Sydney, a popular inner city pie van frequented by locals, businessmen, tourists and stars such as Pamela Anderson, Nicole Kidman, Brooke Shields and even Colonel Sanders, celebrates its 70th anniversaryWhere to go for lunch on a sunny spring day in Sydney? Why, the same place you'd go on a cloudy day, or your birthday, or even after late-night clubbing.


A journey across Down Under

Tourists cast shadows as they view a sandstone cliff outcrop known as A trip on Australia's Indian Pacific is on every train buff's life list. Rey Kirkman of Salem, Ore., took copious notes, so you'll know exactly what to expect on one of the world's longest train trips.


Australia to lure tourists with film epic

A promotional photo shows Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman, stars of the upcoming movie An epic Australian outback movie starring Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman will spearhead a new tourism campaign designed to recapture the country's "mojo" and lure more visitors Down Under.


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