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Aberystwyth is home to Aberystwyth University and a popular stopover for people traveling north or south along the shore. It is 118 mi/190 km northwest of Cardiff. You could spend a whole day visiting its attractions, which include two pretty bays, a...
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The twin cities of Albury-Wodonga is divided both by the Murray River and the New South Wales Victoria border.
This division has not hindered but turned this place into a thriving, modern city. Yet it retains its leisurely country charm with a mix...
Categories: Albury
Anglesey Island is the largest island off the coast of Wales. Many megalithic monuments can be found on the island, and Anglesey's long history is associated with druids. The rural coastline provides visitors with beautiful views, with sandy beac...
Categories: Anglesey Island
Categories: Armidale
The Australian Capital Territory was created to house the nation's capital Canberra. Explore the treasure trove of national attractions, sprawling parklands and fashionable restaurants and bars. Just a 45 minute drive from the city, you'll fi...
Categories: Australian Capital Territory
Categories: Ballina
Most people only pass through Bangor, Wales, crossing its landmark suspension bridge (built by Thomas Telford in 1826) on their way to the Isle of Anglesey. That's a shame, really, because this town, 192 mi/309 km northwest of Cardiff, has a number o...
Categories: Bangor Wales
Categories: Batemans Bay
This is a national park south of Eden offering excellent opportunities for whale watching, fishing and beach camping.
Categories: Ben Boyd National Park
Bingara is located in the heart of Fossickers Way on the Gwydir River, one of the oldest and most picturesque routes in New South Wales. It is a popular stop for those traveling between Sydney and Brisbane, and is the ideal destination to discover th...
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Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, is in the heart of Snowdonia National Park (though not part of the park itself, as industrial heritage wasn't valued when it was established). This small slate-mining town, 160 mi/257 km north of Cardiff, lies near another ...
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Blaenavon, Wales, is located just on the edge of Brecon Beacons National Park and 28 mi/45 km northeast of Cardiff. Blaenavon is an industrial town and is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is also the terminus of the Pontypool-to-Blaenav...
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Take time out to experience the Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains is an ideal day trip from Sydney, however, with so much to discover it would be a shame not to stay longer!
The Blue Mountains region is rich in history. Once considered an impassab...
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Bondi Beach is located on Australia’s east coast and is a suburb of Sydney. The almost one kilometer long beach is one of Australia’s most famous beaches. Bondi is a popular tourist destination, and is enjoyable for its surfing and swimmi...
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Set in the center of southern Wales, Brecon Beacons National Park is recognized as a European Geopark because of its exceptional geological features. Brecon Beacons begins 28 mi/45 km north of Cardiff and is crossed by two mountain ranges, the Black ...
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Broken Hill is a historic mining city in New South Wales that has gained recognition as the boldest of the Australian outback towns since its birth as a little mining village in the 1880s. Broken Hill has seen war and much hardship through the years,...
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Builth Wells was once famous for its medicinal waters and spas, along with Llandrindod Wells (the best preserved of the Wells towns), Llangammarch Wells and Llanwrtyd Wells. All the towns are located in a beautiful hilly section of Wales, 66 mi/106 k...
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On Australia's eastern most point, Byron Bay is one of Australia’s most famous
destinations. It has been a magnet for people seeking alternative lifestyles
since the 60’s. The natural beauty of the beaches and lush landscape make it
a pe...
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Caernarfon, Wales, is one of the most Welsh of Welsh cities. This walled town is a place where visitors can still hear spoken Welsh. Caernarfon also has close royal connections—it was there that Edward I's son was made the first Prince of Wales in 13...
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Canberra
Learn about Australia's culture, history and way of life in our nation's capital. Explore our political past and modern democracy at the Museum of Australian Democracy and Parliament House. Find out more about our sporting heroes at the Nat...
Categories: Canberra
Through the valleys of South Wales, Cardiff, the Welsh capital, sits on this beautiful portion of Wales’ coast. Cardiff is famous for its imposing Castle and the new Millennium stadium.
Categories: Cardiff
Once a busy seaport, today Cardigan is a quaint market town with a medieval bridge and castle mound from Norman times. Caridigan is 100 mi/160 km northwest of Cardiff.There are good sandy beaches up and down the coast, and the ruins of the 12th-centu...
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Stretching from Scotts Head in the south to Red Rock in the north and inland
beyond the coastal slopes of the Great Dividing Range to the New England National
Park, Coffs Coast is a region of green, pristine rainforests; relaxed, friendly
...
Categories: Coffs Harbour
Categories: Colwyn Bay
Conwy castle is a dark stoned fortress that evokes a medieval atmosphere built for Edward I by the hands of master castle builder James of St. George. Conwy is among the finest surviving medieval fortifications in Britain with a grandeur of high towe...
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The largest town in the Snowy Mountain region of New South Wales, Australia sits Cooma, meaning "big lake" or "open country." Discovered in 1823, by explorer Captain J.M. Currie, it welcomed rail passengers. The town became the co...
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Categories: Dubbo
The southern gateway to the Sapphire Coast, Eden is set in rugged beauty with golden sandy beaches and crystal waters to the east and forests and parklands to the west.
Categories: Eden
Fishguard is a fishing village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Fishguard is located in the back of Fishguard Bay where the River Gwaun meets the sea, and this coastal town enjoys a mild climate due to its protected position. Wildlife abounds including dolph...
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The islands of Flat Holm and Steep Holm are located in the middle of the Bristol Channel, 8 mi/13 km off the coast from Cardiff. Both are protected nature reserves. On Flat Holm, visit the priory ruins, Victorian gun batteries, seabird colonies and s...
Categories: Flat Holm And Steep Holm
Categories: George Water
Categories: Griffith
Categories: Hawkesbury River
Categories: Hay
Holyhead is the largest town on the island of Anglesey and a busy ferry port. The town has a number of interesting attractions and is a bustling shopping and visitors area. Around Holyhead there is excellent fishing, golfing and,of course, sailing fa...
Categories: Holyhead
Categories: Hunter River
The Hunter Valley is a thriving wine producing and tourist region, around 2 hours drive north of Sydney. The Hunter Region is split into the Upper and Lower Hunter with most of the visitable wineries and tourist developments being in the Lower Hunter...
Categories: Hunter Valley
Most visitors see Isle of Anglesey, which is a stronghold of the Welsh language, only when taking a ferry to Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. Try to spend a day driving completely around it, stopping to visit Beaumaris Castle, the Museum of Childhood Memories...
Categories: Isle of Anglesey
Categories: Jervis Bay
Categories: Kasaan
The centerpiece of this scenic park in New South Wales, about 150 mi/110 km southwest of Canberra, is 7,308-ft/2,228-m Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest peak. One of the country's primary ski destinations, the park is open year-round, though most...
Categories: Kosciusko National Park
Located in a predominantly Welsh-speaking area, Laugharne (the name rhymes with barn) is the last home and resting place of poet and playwright Dylan Thomas. His home, a former boathouse, is a wonderful museum. The poet's tattered old furniture is le...
Categories: Laugharne
Categories: Leura
Categories: Lithgow
Llandeilo, Wales, is one of two historic market towns along the scenic Towy Valley. Llandeilo, along with neighboring Carmarthen, is considered among the most Welsh of towns in southern Wales. The two towns don't have much in the way of tourist attra...
Categories: Llandeilo
Categories: Llandrindod Wells
LLandudno is located between the Little and Great Ormes on the picturesque north coast of Wales, and is Wales' largest seaside resort. The Victorian-era resort is known for its two lovely beaches, the popular North Shore and the sand dune West Sh...
Categories: Llandudno
Categories: Llanfairfechan
Llangollen, 140 mi/225 km north of Cardiff, is nestled in a wooded vale of the same name. Adding to the rustic charm of this country town is a revived steam railway. Each July, the Llangollen hosts an international music and cultural festival, or eis...
Categories: Llangollen
Llys-wen is Welsh for 'The White Court' where this small village in Powys sits on the bank of the River Wye. Settled in the 9th century, the village remains a hill fort, an ideal location for the court.
Categories: Llyswen
Lord Howe Island is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful islands in the Pacific and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The sparkling lagoon is surrounded by a coral reef and filled with tropical fish and marine life. The water is so clear tha...
Categories: Lord Howe Island
Categories: Lovedale
Categories: Manly
Merimbula is the holiday 'resort' of the Sapphire Coast. Situated between Tathra and Pambula on the coast, Merimbula welcomes many thousands of tourists throughout the year.
This town with a population of around 4,000 (and far more in summer) is ...
Categories: Merimbula
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, is Known as the "Iron Town." Its past wealth was forged in the Industrial Revolution: The cannons that defeated Napoleon were all cast there. By the 19th century, Methyr's population had reached 60,000, making this town 25 mi/4...
Categories: Merthyr Tydfil
Milford haven offers many visitor attractions including a nature trail, 9-hole golf course, pleasure boat trips. There is also the Dockside Gallery which displays some of the best art and craft to come out of Wales, and an excelle...
Categories: Milford Haven
Categories: Molleston
Categories: Mudgee
Newcastle is located on the eastern seaboard of Australia at the mouth of the Hunter River. Founded as a penal colony coal deposits, Newcastle today is a modern thriving center and Australia’s sixth most populated city. It is a city with beautiful s...
Categories: Newcastle NSW
Newport is located 12 miles east of Cardiff on the River Usk and serves as a convenient base for exploring southeast Wales. This historic Celtic settlement offers museums, shopping arcades, restaurants and pubs, outdoor activities and a lively night ...
Categories: Newport Wales
North Wales is a land of inspiration, of stunning landscape and beautiful coastline, of unique charm and ancient legend - one of the last unspoiled areas of Europe. From the moment you cross the border, you know that you are in another country with i...
Categories: North Wales
Categories: Nowra
Categories: Nundle
Categories: Nyngan
Categories: Orange NSW
Medieval towers, a castle and a long military and maritime history make Pembroke Dock a place for any military-history buff to visit.
Categories: Pembroke Dock
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is an area of cliffs, lighthouses, sandy beaches, wildflowers and small resort towns. The park skirts the coast of Pembrokeshire, beginning to the west of Cardigan and continuing almost to Pendine. It includes St. Da...
Categories: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Categories: Point Baker
Categories: Pokolbin
Categories: Port Hunter
Located in New South Wales, Port Kembla, is one of the largest and most profitable ports in the state. Port Kembla also has one of the most pristine beaches and a surf club that was established back in the 1900's.
Categories: Port Kembla
Located on the New South Wales Holiday Coast at the mouth of the Hastings River,
Port Macquarie boasts some of the most pristine waterways and magnificent beaches
in Australia. With an abundance of things to do, beautiful nature reserves,
...
Categories: Port Macquarie
Located in New South Wales, Port Stephens is a place of beauty and is only
two hour and a half hours north of Sydney,
Port Stephens has an endless range of activities and attractions to suit all
ages. Whether you're after thrills and excit...
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Portmeirion, on the edge of Snowdonia National Park, is a popular stopover in northern Wales, 173 mi/277 km northwest of Cardiff. A fantasy creation of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, the private, gated village is a bizarre mix of architectural styles: Th...
Categories: Portmeirion
Categories: Pretty Beach
The foremost attraction in Ruthin is the 13th-century medieval fortress overlooking the River Clwyd. The castle is now a luxury hotel with splendid gardens, excellent medieval banquets and rooms with atmosphere. (Don't confuse the real castle with th...
Categories: Ruthin
Skomer Island is located in the southwestern region of Wales. It is an island well known for its abundance in wild life including bluebells, manx shearwaters and the famous puffin birds. Skomer Island is the perfect destination for those who apprecia...
Categories: Skomer Island
Snowdonia National Park, the largest and most dramatic of Wales' national parks, includes Mount Snowdon (3,560 ft/1,085 m), the highest mountain in Wales or England. It is not the Rockies or the Alps, but the Carneddau, Glyders and Snowdon mountains ...
Categories: Snowdonia National Park
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St. David's is a charming town in Wales, 113 mi/180 km northwest of Cardiff and named after the national patron saint. It is home to the lovely St. David's Cathedral and the adjacent ruined bishop's palace. Both are very much worth exploring. Plan at...
Categories: St. David's
Categories: St. George Basin
Located 40 mi/65 km west of Cardiff, Swansea is Wales' second-largest city and was poet Dylan Thomas' hometown.You can walk along the streets of the old town and the regenerated docklands—home to the National Waterfront Museum, which covers the indus...
Categories: Swansea
Sydney
Soak up Sydney’s gorgeous harbour, seductive outdoor lifestyle and great natural beauty. Kayak under the Sydney Harbour Bridge or wave at the Opera House as you ride a ferry across the harbour to Manly. Learn to surf at Bondi Beach or swim in...
Categories: Sydney
Categories: Tamworth
Categories: Taree
Categories: Temora
Tenby is an old seaside resort with good sandy beaches, stretches of the old town wall still standing, and winding streets with lots of character. It is 95 mi/152 km west of Cardiff and makes an excellent base for exploring southwestern Wales. Most o...
Categories: Tenby
Categories: Tilba Tilba
Outside Welshpool, Wales is Powis Castle, which has arguably the country's best garden. Plan to spend at least an hour strolling there. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-powiscastle_garden. Inside the castle, see antiques, Chippendale furniture ...
Categories: Welshpool
Categories: Wolgan Valley
Categories: Wollongong
Categories: Woolloomooloo
Categories: Wrexham UK
The lower Wye River Valley in Wales is nature at its most beguiling—a lazy river meandering in great loops through a wooded, steep-sided valley that is almost like a gorge in places. There are numerous walks, notably the long Wye Valley Walk, but try...
Categories: Wye River Valley
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