When I think of Canberra, I remember passing through on a family holiday and driving around and around and around in circles. If you visit today, you can still expect an unnatural number of roundabouts as you explore Australia’s capital, but so much else has changed. Canberra promises that you will find more than what you came for and you’ll find this to be true.
Sydney has the ‘wow factor’ for visitors. It’s intrinsically linked to Australian tourism and is undoubtably the first place that comes to mind, summoning images of the Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Bondi Beach.
The hippie origins of Byron Bay have been given a good buff – these days it’s a shinier, fancier version of its former self. The influx of mass tourism surely makes a local shudder, but there is no doubt there is many a gem to treasure.
