Adelaide (Australia)

I spent five months living in Adelaide., South Australia whilst I was studying abroad in Australia. It was part of my nine months in total of staying Down Under. So many people miss out on Adelaide when they go travelling around, and believe me, they ARE missing out. Adelaide is a fantastic city. It has everything, the city skyscrapers, the shopping, the beach, the mountains. There is a large botanic gardens which is fantastic for walking and picnicking. Next to that is Adelaide Zoo which doesn't seem to be well publicised but is absolutely outstanding. According to the website, there is over 1,800 animals with around 300 different species. You can ...  Read the complete review

I have been to Adelaide a few time in recent years to visit family which live just outside the city in Glenelg. Adelaide is becoming more popular with tourists and is a must visit city in southern Australia. It is only about a 15minute drive from the airport, and there are regular local buses from the airport to the city centre. Every time i visit the city i find something new to do or a new town to explore. Glenelg is one of the most visited little towns i have been too with a beautiful beach stretching for miles as well as a river full of expensive yots. Glenelg is full of bed and breakfasts, hotels and backpackers accomodation. Personally i spent a few days ...  Read the complete review

Let me start this by giving you all a basic guide to Adelaide. Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia. Looking at a map it's right down at the bottom of the country, not quite in the middle. To the West of the City is the Gulf of St. Vincent, and to the East are the Mount Lofty Ranges (known to Adelaidians as the Adelaide Hills). Its population is around 1.5 million which makes it Australia's fifth largest city. Adelaide lies on the Torrens River, but more about that later. This area is not plagued by bush fires like Sydney, their last major fires were 20 years ago. From reports Ive seen online however, there is talk that this summer could ...  Read the complete review

Ok, the third in the series, and this opinion is about Adelaide, South Australia, where I spent quite a bit of time in 1999. A Little Bit of Background -------------------------------- Adelaide is the principle town in the State of South Australia. South Australia actually borders all the other states and Territories, except the Australian Capital Territory, which is wholly contained within the New South Wales borders. To the West of the State, you will find the Great Victoria Desert and the Nullarbor National Park, and the Coast Road will eventually take you to Western Australia. To the Northern part of the state, you will find the Simpson ...  Read the complete review

Australia is a BIG country. It has BIG cities and Adelaide is no exception. This summer I had the pleasure of being invited to stay with a very distant cousin (in-law) in her home in Adelaide. Now when I say 'in' Adelaide I should explain she lives in a suburb to the north of the city - a little place called Munno Para (on the way to Gawler - for any of you bright sparks who are familiar with the area). I expected this suburb to be maybe a 15 - 20 minute drive from the centre of Adelaide so I was rather surprised to learn that it was a 45 - 50 minute train ride. This sort of distance on a train would mean that my relatives in Poole (Dorset) ...  Read the complete review