2/10/09

NIGHTLIFE OF CAIRNS

Nightlife of Cairns, Australia

Cairns is the heart of Tropical Northern Australia providing great opportunities for enjoying and exploring varied and rich pleasures of the region. The best part about Cairns is that most of the holiday’s accommodation facilities are situated close to theatres, restaurants, galleries and night clubs.

Convention center

There is also a glass domed casino for the gambling lovers and the Cairns Convention Center which features 21 meeting halls with a capacity to accommodate more than 5000 people. Restaurants, coffee shops, cafes, food halls and bistros are open late night offering varied cuisines, including Australian dishes specialties.

Zoo

The cosmopolitan city of Cairns has a lot of offer once the sun sets down. Whether you like a disco, a karaoke bar, a movie or a theatrical performance, Cairns has everything to offer as per your taste, preferences and budget. If you like the warm hospitality of the Cairns local people, you can visit a pub or a bar and have a yarn and a drink with them.


You can even play pokies and be a part of the live entertainment performances at the night clubs of the area. If you like to gamble and try luck at the tables, you can visit the new Reef casino and play almost every kind of casino game.


Those who are more interested in real life entertainment will love to enjoy the street buskers along with a wide range of performing artists around and in the taverns, bars and clubs of the area. There are other areas where you can just relax with the local people of Cairns and these people will be perfect to ask for what’s special about the night.

The Lagoon

f you want to go beyond your limits, you can visit a cruise liner or a yacht moor at the marinas which are easily available in this part of Australia.

1/30/09

CAIRNS

Cairns- a perfect place to spend quality holidays

Cairns is a local city nestled in Queensland State, Australia. It is one of the main tourist destinations of Australia and is the only place where 2 prime world heritage nominated sites, including Wet Tropics Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef slouch side by side.

Opulo Cay, Great Barrier Reef

This amazing city has loads to boast in form of cultural parks, stunning beaches, tropical zoos, art galleries and beautiful museums. Simultaneously, Cairns Hotels add more flavors in the voyage by providing comfortable accommodations.

Beach

Few of the chief Cairns Hotels are Green Island Resort, Hilton Hotels, Pacific International Hotel, Sheridan Plaza hotel and Navotel Oasis. Varying from leisure to dining, these luxurious properties offer a whole package of high-class amenities like banquet, spa centers, recreational facilities, sports facilities and entertainment options. The guests are provided top-notch luxuries and comfort. Not just this, the hotels also incorporate budget properties that are for the voyagers with a very few demands.


Another significant aspect of hotels in Cairns is their pleasant location. They are easily reachable from airport and offer direct accessibility to the astonishing sightseeing places. Few of these places are Outback Opal Mine, the Great Green Way, Cairns Esplanade, Trinity Brach, Tjapukai Cultural Park, Clifton Beach, Cairns Wildlife Dome and Crystal Cascades.

Cairns Esplanade

Apart from this, the shopping centers as well are a few distance away only from majority of the hotels. There are several malls and entertainment centers, which offers you a chance for purchasing customary Australian products.

Aborigines makes fire

The description about Cairns is merely incomplete without discussing about its vibrant and bustling nightlife. All the bars, restaurants, discos, cafes and pubs are lit beautifully with different color lights as soon as the sun sets down.

Crystal Cascades

The lights spread its glitters in every direction plus present entertaining shows. Various kinds of traditional cuisines and International delicacies are served as well by the restaurants. For enhancing the taste of the delicacies tempting drinks are also served to the guests.

1/17/09

ADELAIDE

Things to do in Adelaide

Adelaide is one of the most beautiful tourist spots in the world located in South Australia. One of the most alluring holiday activities to do in Adelaide is sightseeing. Tourists can enjoy sightseeing to the fullest by exploring the historical and cultural attractions, which include Adelaide Gaol, Ayers Historic House, North Terrace, Wheal Hughes Copper Mine, Old Government House and Garden and Grange.


Tourists must not miss exploring the amazing museums located at this place, such as National Railway Museum Port Adelaide and South Australian Museum. Art galleries like Art Gallery of South Australia is another major holiday attraction of Adelaide where the tourists can look at amazing fine arts materials made by renowned artists of this place. This place is a perfect family holiday destination where one can educate and amaze kids by making a visit to Australian Museum of Childhood.

Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Tourists can make their pleasure trip into an educational one by visiting State Library of South Australia. This place is also a perfect holiday destination for science lovers as it has many science museums like Investigator Science and Technology Centre where the tourists can enhance their knowledge on scientific and technological advancements of Adelaide.

The University of Adelaide

Tourists can go for shopping in the specialty shops and street markets such as Adelaide Central Market and Haigh's Chocolates offering a wide variety of unique items to shop. Tourists can enjoy the nightlife of this region in the world class nightclubs and bars like G.A.Y Nightclub and Savvy Bar & Lounge in Adelaide.


Tourists can enjoy an invigorating session of dance in the world class dance bars here which include renowned DJ’s of the region playing popular themes such as rock and jazz so as to make the party animals dance like never before. Needless to say, Adelaide is a holiday paradise for all holiday lovers.

1/14/09

TO DO IN SYDNEY

Things to do in Sydney

Vacation to Sydney is a great adventure for an individual, a couple, a group of friends or even for a family. There are several interesting things that can be enjoyed while on Sydney holidays. One can visit several theme parks available in the area and one of the must see places is Sydney aquarium.


Oceanworld Manly is also a fantastic aquatic attraction here, and you can dive with sharks with the Sharkdive Extreme. By climbing up the Sydney Tower, you can have a breathtaking view of the entire city from a great height.


If you are interested in wildlife then Australia has a large number of wildlife species for view of the visitors. Seeing these creatures from very close is another must-do in Sydney.


There are several wildlife reserves where you can see cute koalas, one of the popular species of Australia. Tourists can also meet kangaroos and wallabies from Wildlife World, and there are several hotels available in this area, so that you can enjoy viewing these amazing species from your hotel room itself.


Some other creatures that you will love to be close to include iguanas and butterflies.
One of the most important things to do while holidaying in Sydney is visiting beaches. The Bondi Beach has been located at a short distance from Sydney and is one of the most popular beaches of Australia.


At present, this beach is popular among visitors who want to enjoy recreational activities and water sports, such as surfing, sailing and beach volleyball.

Bondy Beach Skate Park

If you just want to spend some leisure time relaxing in the sand then Bondi beach is the ultimate destination for you. One of the major attractions in Sydney is the Sydney Opera House where different kinds of live performances can be enjoyed. The structure of the opera house is just amazing that is rarely to be seen in the world.

1/12/09

TASMANIA

Tasmania- place worth to visit

Tasmania in Australia is all about natural beauty fusioned with delicious food, wine and thrilling activities. There are more than hundred wineries to explore and a majority of them include excellent dinning areas to match. The maximum restaurants in Tasmania serve local food, including tempting unique signature wines and drinks. One of the most famous wineries in Tasmania is Cool wine and food.

Tasmania Spirit

For adventure lovers, Tasmania provides a great opportunity to enjoy sea kayaking, rock climbing, canoeing, biking, abseiling, diving, boating, white water rafting, hang gliding and caving. For a unique experience, one can also partake in fishing in freshwater river, lake and stream in Tasmania, including the Launceston Lake, the Mersey Meander, the Lake Peddar and Lake St Clair.

The Nut, Tasmania

Tasmania is also steeped in the Australian history along with the punitive outpost Port Arthur, nestled in South East- a prime attraction for various voyagers. Port Arthur provides great tourist amenities and guided trips of the Tasmania’s site in addition to a visit to the museum and a tour on the ferryboat to all the surrounding islets. Additional notable punitive colonies housed near the Macquarie Harbour include the Sarah Island also called as the Settlement Island and the Grummet Island that is situated at the west coast of this city.

Port Arthur

Tourists can also cruise around the scenic Macquarie Harbour that is also known as Hell’s Gate because of the hazardous and narrow entry. When it comes to reach Tasmania, the simplest way is through plane. There are regular and affordable air flights both to and from this place. Many budget airlines offer affordable air fair that makes Tasmania an extremely reasonably priced destination.

Creek on the Arm River Track, Tasmania

There are couples of prime airports in Tasmania; one is in the largest city of Tasmania Launceston and the other in its capital Hobart. Another mode of reaching Tasmania is by taking Spirit of Tasmania that departs off from Melbourne and Sydney and reaches in Devonport.

Tasmania Southern Ocean

1/5/09

RUGBY IN AUSTRALIA

History of Rugby in Australia

Rugby is one of the most popular sports of Australia played since 1850s. Rugby mainly became popular in Australia between 1900 and 1907 when the teams, such as England and New Zealand started playing Rugby tournaments here.


The first game of Rugby was organized in NSW in 1860s. A district competition of Rugby was introduced in the year 1900. In the Rugby competition held in 1907, 11 teams participated that include Balmain, Souths, Norths, Easts, Glebe, University, Newtown and Sydney.


National Rugby Union team Australia represents it on the global platform of Rugby. “Wallabies” is the nickname given to the team members of Australia Rugby national team. Australia competes with South Africa and New Zealand in the annual tri nation series of Rugby.


In the Rugby tri nation series, Australia competes for Mandela challenge plate and Bledisloe Cup with South Africa and New Zealand respectively. One of the noticeable achievements of Australia in the game of Rugby is that it is given third position in the IRB world rankings on 1 December, 2008.


One of the premium achievements of Australian Rugby team is that it has participated in all the six Rugby world cup tournaments organized till date. According to the Rugby world cup tournament’s record, Australia is one of the most successful teams in the Rugby tournament’s history.


The most astonishing fact regarding Australian Rugby team is that out of six Rugby world cup tournaments, it has won two Rugby world cup tournaments. The first Rugby world cup tournament which the Australian team won was against England in 1991. The second Rugby world cup tournament won by Australia was against France in 1999.


Seven Rugby players that include David Campese, John Eales, Nick Farr-Jones, Michael Lynagh, Ken Catchpole, Mark Ella and Tim Horan are included in the list of hall of fame of the international Rugby sports.

12/22/08

AUSTRALIA'S KAKADU NATIONAL PARK

Australia's Kakadu National Park (part 2)

Overall, the world-famous park covers an area totaling over 7,000 miles (7,304 square miles to be exact) and is home to an array of the country’s fauna and flora. In this vast park, you will find over 1000, types of plants, 20 kinds of mammals, 75 kinds of reptiles, 55 types of fish, and 275 types of birds.

Kakadu Waterfall

The park is spread over 7,304 square miles (19,000 square kilometers) and you can see If you want to see the very small creatures that dot the island, see the hundreds of termite hills that are found all over the park.


The hills are as small as a few feet to as high as 20 feet! Love to watch scenic waterfalls? The park has plenty of them and gorges of different sizes, which will take your breath away.
If you are need if a park guide to show you around the park, plenty are available and are found at the tourist centers in the park. The largest of these centers is Jabiru Tourist Center.

Jim Jim Falls

At the center, you will find housing for tourists, a shopping center, a medical center, and a service station. Although, no commercial air service is available from Darwin to the park’s vicinity, there’s a small airport where small planes can land and take off.

Kakadu National Park

In addition, the park’s entrance is as unique as the park. A 273-foot crocodile serves as the tourist center’s entrance and leads you to its main lobby. Also, at its art museum, you will see aboriginal and Anglo-Australian artworks and crafts. Some of these can be bought as souvenirs.