Australia / New Zealand Travel Information 2002

All feature articles are regularly updated.

• Australia Articles Alphabetically Indexed
• New Zealand Articles Alphabetically Indexed
• Sydney Walking Tour: Circular Quay to Hyde Park
• Sydney Walking Tour: Hyde Park to Darling Harbour

12/25/02 - The Best Time to Visit Sydney - Winter
If you prefer the cold to heat, especially if seeking to esape the northern summer, the best time to visit Sydney could be in the Australian winter. The Sydney winter isn't really harsh and the weather's generally pleasant.

12/11/02 - The Best Time to Visit Sydney - Autumn
The Sydney autumn starts on March 1 and ends on May 31. Generally it is a quieter, cooler -- and less expensive -- time than the Sydney summer. You can do most of the summer activities but in pleasanter weather.

11/27/02 - The Best Time to Visit Sydney - Summer
It really depends on what you want to see, do and experience. The Australian summer is a time of great cultural activity -- outstanding theatre, street performances, art exhibitions -- as well as a time of pilgrimage to the beach.

11/13/02 - Wine Regions of Australia
Australian wines are served in the best of places in many countries of the world. What better way to get acquainted with them than to drive or take a tour to one of Australia's many wine regions?

10/30/02 - Market Time in Melbourne
The southern hemisphere's largest open-air market, the Queen Victoria Market offers fresh farm produce and a variety of merchandise which turns it into a modern Arabian Nights bazaar. An historic Melbourne landmark and a Melbourne institution dating back more than 120 years.

10/16/02 - The Many Attractions of Rotorua
It is one of New Zealand's most visited places, a land of boiling lakes and thermal geysers which shoot up to the sky. It is also a region for such varied activities as whitewater rafting, cycling, and zorbing, as well as being a showcase of the Maori culture.

10/02/02 - Sydney's Towering Landmark
Right in the heart of city rises the distinctive 305-metre Sydney Tower, a highly visible Sydney landmark and the city's tallest structure, an aerie-like platform for panoramic views, sky-high dining, and virtual adventures.

09/18/02 - Watch Out for the Deadly Irukandji Jellyfish
In early 2002, two tourists visiting Queensland died as a result of being stung by the Irukandji jellyfish, a tiny, virtually transparent killer. Knowing where and when this danger exists means safety precautions can thus be taken.

09/04/02 - The Lure of New Zealand
What makes New Zealand so attractive to visitors? Think geysers, glaciers, underwater marvels, whale watching, swimming with dolphins, fiords, Milford Sound, Queenstown, Mt Cook... and more.

08/21/02 - The Lure of Australia
Innumerable Australian attractions make Australia a popular travel destination, from the Great Barrier Reef to Uluru to the Great Ocean Road and the friendly dolphins and sharks of Western Australia.

08/07/02 - Bay of Islands
Popular New Zealand travel destination, holiday haven and cradle of New Zealand nationhood. A three-hour drive from Auckland. Paihia, Waitangi, Russell, Kerikeri and the unspoilt 100-plus islands.

07/24/02 - Fremantle: Heritage and History
Perth's seaport at the mouth of the Swan River, a historic site of colonial convict buildings and, in more recent times, home to the America's Cup in 1983-87.

07/10/02 - Coober Pedy
Outback opal town in the South Australian Outback, half of whose population live in underground homes on the desert fringes. Mad Max III and Priscilla Queen of the Desert were filmed here.

06/26/02 - The Face of a Nation
An insight into the Australian population at the start of the current millennium from figures culled from the five-yearly 2001 census released in June 2002.

06/12/02 - Skiing in New Zealand
Particularly in the South Island in New Zealand in winter, you're never far from snow and cold-weather fun. Check out the slopes for skiing and snowboarding.

05/29/02 - The Food and Wine Lover's Guide to Melbourne's Bays and Peninsulas
Review of Hardie Grant book by Lucy Malouf with photographs by Simon Griffiths. For lovers of fine food, fine wine, pleasurable travel.

05/15/02 - Australia Handbook
Review of Moon travel handbook written by Marael Johnson and Andrew Hempstead. A handy guidebook.

05/01/02 - Let's Go New Zealand
Review of the new edition of the New Zealand travel guide published by St Martin's Press, NY, and written by the Let's Go staff.

04/17/02 - Australian War Memorial
Not only a shrine to Australia's sons and daughters who served in the wars but also a museum housing the histories and relics of the conflicts in which Australia has been involved.

04/03/02 - Melbourne Museum
The southern hemisphere's largest museum is to be found in Victoria's capital city at the Carlton Gardens. Exhibits from dinosaurs to Phar Lap to digital wonders.

03/20/02 - Milford Sound
Experience the magical, mystic majesty of Milford Sound, one of New Zealand's premier visitor destinations.

03/06/02 - Lonely Planet's Sydney
Review of the 2002 edition of the Sydney travel guide published by Lonely Planet.

02/20/02 - Noosa on the Sunshine Coast
Popular holiday region north of Brisbane and a less touristy place than the Gold Coast. It's close enough to Fraser Island so you can take a daytrip to Australia's largest sand island.

02/06/02 - Sydney's Circular Quay
A transport hub, a meeting place, a starting point. A popular place for starting your tour of Sydney. Within walking distance of the Opera House and the historic Rocks district.

01/23/02 - Top 10 Australian Movies
Australia's most popular movies according to a poll by the Australian Screen Directors Association in late 2001.

01/09/02 - Before You Buy Australian DVD and VHS Movies
What you need to know about digital video discs and VHS video tape to be sure your purchase will be able to be played on your machine.

More Features... continually updated...

2008: What's Up Down Under This Year?
2007: Sydney Opera House Named World Heritage Site
2006: World Heritage Sites, National and State Flowers
2005: From Sydney Festival to Sydney to Hobart
2004: Makybe Diva, Mel Gibson, Merle Oberon, Moomba
2003: A Prince of the Church... a Princess for Denmark...
2002: The Best Time to Visit Sydney, and More
2001: We Explore More of the Wonders of New Zealand
2000: Sydney Holds the Olympics: What a Year That Was!
1999: From Port Arthur Ghosts to Monkey Mia Dolphins
1998: We Begin in Sydney and Move Farther Afield