Friday, December 24, 2010

Sydney: The Jewel of South Pacific

Are you looking out for sun basking on a beach during this winter holiday? Visit Sydney without any apprehensions and you can enjoy the best basks you have ever experienced. A multicultural cosmopolitan, vibrant with a unique character, appeals to both national and international visitors. This jewel of the southern pacific possesses a treasure of best beaches, beautiful weather, incredible shopping, and exciting entertainment options for tourist across the whole world.

Since years Sydney has been the oldest, largest and exciting city of Australia. The state capital of South Wales, Sydney could be best visited during autumn and spring. Despite the peak season one can avail maximum discounts on business class fights to Sydney. The train, bus and ferry service is the most organized service of the metropolitan area. Although, roadways become congested in peak hour time, driving is not too traumatic in this wonderful city.

The beaches and harbor play a major role in the lives of Sydney locals. Water sports like sailboarding, water jet skiing, yachting and swimming are extremely popular among the visitors as well as the locals. The harbor experiences extremely mild climate and the stunning bays and beaches, make one of the most beautiful stretches of water in the world. You may experience all these with cheap flights flying to this attractive city, which also provide the most comfortable journey.

Sydney has many world-class tourist attractions that are simply amazing and will add a complete unique excitement to your trip. The city's very own Visitors' Centre housed in a century old historic building; Darling Harbor with wonderful views of the waterfront and numerous shops, restaurants, cafe’s; the Aussie Duck, a fun and unique way to take a guided tour of the waterfront, the Sydney Monorail a state-of-the-art train system and the Sydney Opera House are the charismatic places that must not be missed at any cost.

The Spectacular Opera House with its graceful ‘sails’ is perhaps the most famous landmark of Sydney. It is the cultural centre that entertains people with contemporary art like opera, ballet and concerts; dramas and films. St. Andrew's Cathedral, is the oldest cathedral of Australia; the AMP Tower, towering more than 980 feet / 300 meters; Centennial Park, the largest park with barbecue facilities, picnic and sporting areas; the Cenotaph, a tall monument commemorating Australia's sacrifices in war; Parliament House and the Sydney Town Hall are other major tourist attractions in Sydney.

With cheap airfares offered by the domestic flights one may also visit the tourist attractions located close to Sydney. The Blue Mountains, Jenolan Caves, Macquarie Towns Area, Macarthur Country, Hawkesbury River, the Central Coast and the Hunter Valley Wineries, a home to some of the best vineyards in the world form important neighborhood destinations.

The Snowy Mountains are situated in southern New South Wales (NSW) and the journey takes around five hours by car. Regular buses and flights with cheap tickets from Sydney are also available.  A safari to the national parks and protected areas of natural bushland surrounding the city shall add a thrilling experience to your voyage. Koala Park Sanctuary, Sydney Aquarium, Taronga Zoo and Featherdale Wildlife Park exhibit variety of world’s as well as indigenous species. Koala bear the endangered species could be easily spotted at these places.

Sydney would be incomplete without the series of museums that spread across the city. The Powerhouse Museum covering social history, decorative arts, science and technology and communication; the Art Gallery of New South Wales (NSW), which is an home to enormous collection of 19th- and 20th-century Australian art; the Justice and Police Museum featuring many interesting features of Sydney's criminal past and policing methods; the Museum of Sydney; the Australian Museum and likewise others add to the spirit of this amazing city.

Paddington is one of the most prosperous and exclusive suburbs of Sydney. Shops along Oxford Street and its surrounds are among Sydney’s best. The Markets sell original clothing, multicultural food, hand-crafted jewelry and home wares. William Street and Oxford Street are also the heart of Sydney’s gay scene and the home of the pulsating, world-famous Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The zone is best known for its historic pubs, and restaurants.

With availability of plenty of cheap flights to Sydney tourism has turned a boon to this flourishing city. To spread knowledge and education across the world, the University of Sydney has been playing a magnetic role in attracting students from all over the world. The Universities in collaboration with varied airlines promote university special cheap flights at discounted fares to make travel easy for the distant scholars.

This promising city draws a highly skilled workforce from every part of the globe. The city also provides immense opportunity for the blossoming entrepreneurs to set up their new business. Numerous business flights keep floating in with workaholics who grab every opportunity that comes their way in this buoyant city.

With all the attractions and opportunities that Sydney avails to its visitors it is consistently voted among the worlds’ best by both the visitors as well as business travelers. The city has also absorbed the flavors of Southeast Asia and Polynesia into its cuisine and thus offers a scintillating experience to all who visit this vivacious city.