Archive for the 'Sydney Area' Category

Poker Players Relocating to Australia

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Americans living at home have limited choices regarding poker games. If you want to play holdem poker online, you have to go with a site that still accepts Americans since the PokerStars download and Full Tilt Poker are no longer US friendly. For example, you could make a William Hill Poker download. If the smaller [...]

Enchanting Sydney

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Sydney’s harborfront is one of its greatest treasures, with miles of trails and views of the Harbour Bridge, known locally as the “coat hanger.” Like any great harbor town, Sydney takes its prompts from beyond its shores as much as from within. A multicultural metropolis of 4.3 million people, Sydney, with its sunny days and [...]

Vivid Sydney: A Festival of Light and Sound

Monday, February 21st, 2011

Australia may be the poster country for the Endless Summer, but it might surprise you to know that the sun does actually set in the land down under–and the colder months eventually arrive. So how does Oz’s largest and most iconic city manage to cope when the mercury plummets? They throw a party, of course. [...]

Visit Sydney’s Bicentennial Park

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

A popular destination for visitors and locals alike is Bicentennial Park. The 100 hectare natural heritage site provides an important wetland ecosystem with 40 hectares of beautiful parklands. Bicentennial Park is part of Sydney Olympic Park and offers visitors recreation, nature-based tours, environmental education and outdoor event experiences. The Park offers free entry, BBQs, picnic [...]

Get Out of Sydney!

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Sydney has a compact city center surrounded by sprawling suburbs, forming a vast metropolitan area. Sydney is a vast sprawling city, and the suburbs in the city metropolitan area spread for more than 50 miles from the city center. The traveler visiting the suburbs will find less crowded beaches, parks, cheaper shopping, commercial centers, cultural [...]

A Bit of Sydney History

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Sydney is the oldest European settlement in Australia, having been founded as a British colony on 26 January 1788 by Arthur Phillip. The event is now celebrated as Australia Day, the national public holiday, with major festivities around the city and the Harbour.

Iconic Sydney

Monday, January 17th, 2011

Sydney Australia is the Harbor City. It is one of the most respected cities in the world. It is the largest, oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world’s most beautiful and liveable cities. Brimming with history, nature, culture, art, fashion, cuisine, design, and set next to [...]