Sydney Travel Blog

Top picture postcard views are to be found all over this beautiful city. Sydney simply swaggers in the sun and there are great shots to be had all over town. If your stay is short make these five spots your top photographic destinations. Pink Sydney sunset by Renate Ruge Shot one: Sydney skyline Taken...

Lunch poolside by Renate Ruge With its natural harbour and strings of sandy beaches all packed with cafes and restaurants, Sydney has restaurants with water views galore. Here some of the best. Andrew Boy Charlton Poolside Café Three tasty ideas: fishcakes, quail egg and tarragon mayonnaise. A delish...

Re-light your fire at Spicers                               Love is but a road trip away from Sydney in the Hunter Valley. By Renate Ruge 1, Get in the mood Splurge on a mini break at Spicer’s Vineyard. Start by checking in...

Movie Extra Tropfest Credit: featurepics@fairfaxmedia.com.au It’s time for Tropfest: Sydney’s ultimate short movie outdoor flicker fest. Take a picnic and get into the annual showcase of Australia’s next big thing in movie making. John Polson started the festival as the Tropicana Short Film festival...

  Chinese lantern Chinese New Year Markets Hot woks will be firing up and creating sensational aromatic cooking scents at sizzling Sichuan food stalls in Belmore Park as the Chinese New Year festival launches on Friday 27th January. It’s the Chinese food markets where you can grab trays of noodles...

Beach it up on Australia Day by Renate Ruge It’s the biggest day of the year and firmly fixed in the Aussie calendar for community festivals, concerts and citizenship ceremonies. Australia Day is a national celebration of the landing of the first fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788. On this day each year...

The huge sreen at St George OpenAir Cinema by Renate Ruge Summer at the movies in Sydney is a sophisticated affair and the best part is watching the action outdoors on a balmy evening. Here’s what’s on show at the open-air cinemas for summer 2012 Sydney’s summertime outdoor movie screens book...

Fireworks at the Opera House by Renate Ruge The countdown is on to the biggest night of the year. Here’s some last minute inspiration to get in the mood for NYE 2011. It is one of the best places on the planet to bring in the New Year: Sydney, Australia, world famous for it’s fantastic firework display...

Life's sweet at Ormeggio Make a rendez-vous for a special supper date. Get set to impress after the sun goes down. Hot stuff! Quay Impress and win hearts with Peter Gilmore’s fine dining: dress circle views of the Harbour are almost as good as the sea pearls, which are practically a right of passage....

  A perfect picnic by Renate Ruge Picnics are synonymous with long, lazy days and lunch tastes so much better al fresco. Pack up a picnic basket full of delicious goodies and pick a spot on a beach in a gorgeous garden or a shady park. Otherwise lay out the rug on a Harbour island. Sydney has plenty...