Australia Trips

Well, I have been to Australia thrice so far. Twice is due to army matters and once for a vacation with Dear and her mum and granny.

Was stuck at Rockhampton twice for the army trips so nothing much to comment on that. For the vacation trip, we went to Sydney and nearby, inclusive of Darling Harbour. We stayed near Darling Harbour during one of the nights.

As we took a package tour, there are no concerns of getting a hotel to stay in. For those who plan to go Australia for a vacation, do visit Sydney. Thought of going Australia on a free and easy trip so I did up some research on places to stay. Found this website for Sydney hotels and also specifically Darling Harbour too.

As the package has a travel itinerary, we did not do much exploration. I will say, this trip is to get a general feel of the area so it will be easier to go free and easy travel on our own.

Did some researching on Sydney and surrounding areas, including Darling Harbour and turns out some interesting find.

Darling Harbour has many habourside entertainment and dining, for example, you can have alfresco dining at King Street Wharf, Cockle Bay or Harbourside. There are also ferries, cruises, sailboat, yacht or speedboat tours from Darling Harbour which allows you a fantastic view of the place and the waters. There are also free outdoor entertainment, monorail rides for an overview of Darling Harbour and surrounds.

And adding some cultural facade to the area, the Sydney Wildlife World is there also with its collection of animals unique to Australia, it is also the waterside home of Australian National Maritime Museum

And one of the best thing of all, it is just a 10-minute walk from city centre so you are not limited to doing activities on one area.


If you are planning to go Melbourne, which I do harbour some intention to go to also, you can find some great hotels here.

At Melbourne, there are lots of different restaurants, cafes, bistros and bars which really reflects Melbourne as the melting pot of cultures in Australia. Fashionable, eclectic and eccentric – Melbourne’s dining spots offer a dizzying spread of the world’s great cuisines, serving meals from the substantial and classic to the truly exotic.

In the city, you can enjoy afternoon tea in the genteel surroundings of a nineteenth-century hotel, watch and be watched in buzzing laneway cafés and bars, or handpick a bottle of Yarra Valley chardonnay at the latest über-chic hangout. Head out a little further and explore one of Melbourne’s specialist eating destinations – Richmond for cheap and cheerful Vietnamese dishes, Carlton for Italian classics, Fitzroy for tantalising Spanish tapas.

If you do explore the website I have given you, there are also hotels for other locations in Australia, do check them out!