New South Wales

The best Australian wines from New South Wales are selected by the NSW Wine Industry Association each year.

It is in mid-winter when the Blue Mountains holds its Yulefest festival, and not in the summer month of December.

The old whaling community of Eden on the New South Wales South Coast is a fisherman's paradise.

The Entrance on the New South Wales Central Coast is an hour to two hours by car from Sydney and is quite a typical seaside Australian town where you can go for long walks, fish, surf, cruise the lake, or simply laze away the time.

The New South Wales South Coast is a long fishing strip extending from just south of Sydney down to the Victorian border. Narooma on the Eurobodalla Coast and Bermagui on the Sapphire Coast are featured.

An alternative scenic coastal route on the NSW South Coast from the Royal National Park to the Shoalhaven.

The Blue Mountains in Australia are a few hours' drive west of Sydney.

Holbrook's best known feature is a submarine on land seen along the Hume Highway in New South Wales.

A wine-tasting tour of the Hunter Valley, then a visit to its nearby attractions.

Some of the most stunningly white - and uncrowded - beaches in New South Wales are to be found in Jervis Bay just two and a half hours' drive from Sydney.

Jindabyne, about three hours' drive from Canberra, is the New South Wales town closest to the ski resorts of Thredbo and Perisher Blue in Australia's Snowy Mountains.

Not only are the Blue Mountains west of Sydney part of a larger World Heritage site but they are a popular destination of locals and visitors alike, particularly in the hot summer months.

A large number of cities and towns along the New South Wales coast are popular visitor destinations.

It is the state's second largest city and is fast developing a reputation as a place to visit relatively close to Sydney.

Various daytrip options from Newcastle, New South Wales.

Where Newcastle is located. Maps of Newcastle city centre and outer suburbs.

Along the Pacific to the Central Coast, and on to Nelson Bay. Veer west to the Hunter Valley wine country.

Northern NSW is dotted by interesting cities and towns all along the coast which are destinations in themselves or stopover sites for longer road trips.

Photographs taken on a trip to Nelson Bay in Port Stephens.

The New South Wales (NSW) South Coast extends from the southern edge of Royal National Park to the NSW-Victoria border, a series of coastal destinations suitable for road trips.

Port Macquarie, four and a half hours' drive from Sydney, is a popular New South Wales holiday destination.

Port Macquarie on the New South Wales North Coast is a popular holiday destination with a variety of things to do.

Two and a half hours by road from Sydney, Port Stephens is a holiday haven on the New South Wales North Coast with a wealth of coastal attractions and water recreation and sports activities.

When it's summer in the northern hemisphere, come Down Under for skiing and winter fun.

Travel through scenic seaside towns and beaches of the South Coast, and on to Jervis Bay and other New South Wales points south.

The New South Wales South Coast extends from just south of the greater Sydney metropolitan area all the way down to the Victorian border near the old whaling town of Eden. Parts of the South Coast carry such names as the Illawarra, Eurobodalla and Sapphire Coasts.

Photographs taken on trips around southern and southwestern NSW.

You'll find a number of New South Wales national parks within the Sydney metropolitan area or just a daytrip away.

Contributed by Tracy Parker, the myriad spectacular attractions of the Tweed region in far north New South Wales.

The waratah, Telopea speciosissima, is the state flower of New South Wales.

Drive up the winding road to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains and on to the fascinatingly awesome Jenolan Caves.

A collection of pictures taken on trips west of Sydney.