Seriously funky beach town which is said to be "7 miles from Sydney and a thousand miles from care". The town of Manly is built on a naturally formed sand spit and contains two beaches, which are an absolute must visit. As is the town's beach side Fish and Chips shop. Manly is best reached via the Manly ferry which departs from Circular Quay and offers beautiful views as you joiurney to and from the beach town.

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Perhaps best known as the location for the TV soap "Home and Away", Palm Beach, an hour and a half's bus ride from the city centre offers stunningly beautiful scenery. Pastel yellow soft sand, surrounded by high cliff tops and the deep blue Tasman Sea.

Hour-and-a-half bus ride from the bus station outside Sydney Central Station.

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Sydney is the Rugby League capital of the southern hemisphere and each weekend the place grinds to a halt as thousands make the weekly pilgrimage to one of the many Premiership clubs who play in the city and the suburbs. The current Premiers, Wests Tiger,s can be found in the city, but I've always loved visiting Parramatta to watch the exciting Eels play. An excursion to the rugby allows you to witness an essential piece of Sydney culture.

Parramatta Eels RFC, Parramatta. Trains to Parramatta run from Sydney Central Station and the journey takes approx 20-30 mins. From Parramatta Station a free bus service runs to Parramatta Stadium. Taxis are also plentiful. Tickets available from Ticketek in Darling Harbour (www.tickettek.com.au)

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A supremely exciting end to end sport unique to this amazing country. Sydney is home to the Swans who, in September of this year won the Australian Rules Football Premiership for the first time since the 1930s. Watching a Swans match at the Sydney Cricket Ground is a MUST in any visit to this city. Tickets are available via Ticketek online or in the Darling Harbour complex

Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park.

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Offers surely the most beautiful view in any city in the world. In order to reach it you must walk through the indescribable beauty of the Botanical Gardens, where you are invited to "hug the trees". Walk through paths lined with stunningly coloured plants and trees with birds and other wildlife wandering free. When you reach Mrs Macquarie's Chair, the view of the Opera House framed by the Harbour Bridge with the glistening transparent waters of the harbour is directly in front of you.

Royal Botanical Gardens

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