The Sydney Traveler

If you want to get off the beaten track in Sydney, you’ll want to pick up a copy of the Caravan and Camping Industry Association (CCIA) of NSW’s Holiday and Touring Guide for 2008.
This handy reference book gives information for 18 holiday spots around the state, from Sydney to the Sapphire Coast. It makes planning easy by detailing each park’s facilities. Useful facts like each area’s average temperatures and local radio stations are also included.
Free copies are available from visitor information centres around the state, caravan and camping shows, and CCIA member parks and dealerships. But if you can’t find …read more

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For the history buffs, The Rocks is the site of Australia’s first European settlement. Today though, its cobbled streets and heritage buildings are a great place to explore. Many of The Rocks’ colonial buildings now house art galleries, cafés, pubs, restaurants, and kitsch souvenir stores.
One of my favourite places to visit is La Renaissance Patisserie, a little bit of France in the middle of Sydney. Paris-trained Pierre Charkos and his wife Sally established the family business in 1974. Their signature cakes are a homage to the renaissance painters that inspired the patisserie’s name. Why not try a Mousse Van Gogh, …read more

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