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AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Australia & New Zealand
Surf flags, beach barbecues and the ban on climbing Uluru: this continent has its own way of life and its own red lines.
City guides
Start with a city
Every city guide has a timeline, stories of local figures, must-see sights, festivals and local etiquette.
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Sydney
Sydney
6 places
The harbour where the First Fleet landed: the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and Bondi Beach
Melbourne · Naarm
Melbourne
4 places
A Victorian city built by the gold rush: laneway cafés, street art and the Great Ocean Road
Cairns
Cairns
2 places
Gateway to two natural World Heritage Sites: the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics rainforest
Brisbane · Meanjin
Brisbane
2 places
A sunny city on a river's bends: South Bank, the Story Bridge and the Gold Coast
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Perth
Perth
3 places
The world's most isolated big city: the Swan River, Rottnest Island and the Pinnacles
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Hobart
Hobart
2 places
Australia's second-oldest capital: Salamanca Market, kunanyi / Mount Wellington and convict sites
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Uluṟu · Yulara
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
1 places
The sacred rock of Australia's Red Centre: Anangu land and law
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Sydney Opera House
A World Heritage Site of shells and sails: an architectural poem on Sydney Harbour
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Melbourne's street-art laneways
A whole laneway as a canvas: the soul of Melbourne's street art
Phillip Island Penguin Parade
At sunset, little penguins waddle home — the homecoming ritual of the world's smallest penguin
Wineglass Bay
A crescent of white sand, a regular on 'world's most beautiful beaches' lists
Rottnest Island
Happy home of the quokka, selfie mecca of 'the world's happiest animal'
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The Pinnacles
Thousands of limestone spires in the desert, like the surface of the moon
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South Bank Parklands, Brisbane
A man-made beach in the city centre: the relaxed living room of the Sunshine State's capital
Sydney Harbour Bridge
A 134-m climb on the 'Coathanger': the world's most spectacular city climb
Bondi Beach
A 1-km crescent of sand, the spiritual totem of Australian beach culture
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Blue Mountains National Park
In the blue haze of eucalyptus oil: a canyon epic watched over by the Three Sisters
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Great Barrier Reef
A 2,300-km coral kingdom, the largest living structure on Earth
Kuranda Rainforest
180 million years of ancient rainforest: a green time machine crossed by cable car and scenic railway
Gold Coast
57 km of golden coastline: Surfers Paradise and the theme-park capital
Uluru
A 348-m red heart: the spiritual origin of Australia
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Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road
Limestone apostles carved by the Southern Ocean: a temple of light at sunrise and sunset
Australian meat pie
The hand-held meat pie that's a must at Aussie rules football, once called 'Australia's national dish' by a state premier.
Pavlova
A meringue cake named after a Russian ballerina, fought over for a hundred years by Australia and New Zealand.
Fremantle Prison
A limestone prison built by the convicts themselves, in use until 1991.
Port Arthur Historic Site
The prison for 'incorrigible' convicts, the best known of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage properties.
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The Rocks
Where the First Fleet landed in 1788: Australia's oldest European neighbourhood, with sandstone houses, narrow lanes and a weekend market.
Public barbecues in beach parks
Australians' most everyday weekend: bring sausages and bread and gather by the free electric barbecues in a seaside park.
Melbourne coffee culture
Australia's coffee capital: independent cafés in the laneways, baristas happy to talk beans, and a proper flat white.