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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
Māori hāngī earth-oven feast
Burying food in an earth pit with hot stones to steam-roast it is how Māori feed large numbers of guests.
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.
Public barbecues in beach parks
Australians' most everyday weekend: bring sausages and bread and gather by the free electric barbecues in a seaside park.