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Sophisticated, cultured, neat-casual − the self-image Adelaide projects is a nod to the days of free colonisation. Adelaidians may remind you of their convict-free status – and of the Kaurna Aboriginal heritage of this land – but the stuffy, affluent origins of the 'City of Churches' did more to inhibit development than promote it.
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Here's how to see Australia by train
Mar 20, 2019 • 6 Min read
Australia is such a huge country that it seems logical to cross it by plane. But there is another option, one that becomes a memorable holiday in itself:…
Wine
Slick new winery accommodation comes to Adelaide
Sep 6, 2018 • 1 Min read
The epicentre of the South Australian wine industry, Adelaide is surrounded by famous wine regions: the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills,…
Road Trips
Snorkelling with cuttlefish: South Australia’s psychedelic secret
Jul 30, 2018 • 5 Min read
The natural world is full of eye-catching mating rituals. Male birds of paradise flash their brightly coloured feathers and perform energetic dances and…
Beaches
The best free things to do in Adelaide
Sep 19, 2017 • 5 Min read
Found yourself in Adelaide with limited funds? Not to worry – there’s plenty to see and do here that won’t cost you a cent. In fact, the city’s gratis…
Food
How to live like a Local in Adelaide
Jun 28, 2017 • 4 Min read
Lonely Planet Local Charles Rawlings-Way moved to Adelaide a decade ago, thinking he’d give it a year to see how things panned out. Within six months this…
Luxury
Coast to coast: across Australia by rail aboard the Indian Pacific
Jun 9, 2017 • 4 Min read
For almost half a century, Australia’s Indian Pacific train has traced a three-day journey by rail between Sydney and Perth. Its 4,352km route between the…
Road Trips
How South Australia delivers the best ‘Australia’ experience
Sep 26, 2016 • 5 Min read
Long overlooked in favour of its scene-stealing east coast cousins New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, South Australia is finally being recognised…
Festivals & Events
Australia's best summer festivals
Apr 7, 2016 • 4 Min read
There’s always a festival somewhere in a country as big and diverse as Australia, but it’s in summer, roughly from November to March, that things really…
Art
Experience Aboriginal Australia without leaving the city
Jul 26, 2015 • 5 Min read
Modern Australia is unflinchingly contemporary, but the land itself is ancient in geologic terms, with an Aboriginal history arcing back more than 50,000…
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