South West Rocks
South West Rocks is another lovely beachside spot and the Trial Bay Gaol is a diversion worth turning off the highway to see. Its not as dramatic as Port Arthur, but its historic and well kept. Sitting on the headland, it was used from 1886 to 1903 in a failed attempt to employ long-term prisoners for public works. It was later a German internment camp during World War I.
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The Rocks
The Rocks is one of the most-visited parts of Sydney. It is not hard to see why. Nestled at the foot of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and on the western shores of Sydney Cove, The Rocks is the foundation place of Sydney and Australia, and of enormous historical signifiance. It is often described as "Sydney's outdoors museum".
The Rocks is the oldest area of Sydney and has recently undergone an amazing metamorphosis, the old district being transformed into a vibrant pocket of cafes and restaurants and interesting tourist shops and stalls. This has been achieved without destroying the
Circular Quay
Circular Quay is a located between The Rocks and Opera Quays. It is situated at a small inlet called Sydney Cove, the founding site for Sydney and Australia. The area is always filled with vibrant tourists, commuters and buskers.
On the southern side of Circular Quay is a walkway that leads to The Sydney Opera House and Royal Botanical Gardens. On the northern side, a short walk along lovely landscaped walkways takes you to the Harbour Bridge and The Rocks.
There is a major railway station at the quay, which is part of the underground City
Bermagui
Theres a delightful scenic detour along the south coast: turn off the highway just after Tilba Tilba and after 8km you reach BERMAGUI, on both the Bermagui River and sheltered Horseshoe Bay. Bermagui attracts quite a few game-fishing fanatics, thanks to its associations with Zane Grey, the American writer of Westerns and a legendary marlin fisherman.
Bermagui is definitely the major southern Australian game fish port, marlin, tuna of all description, blue shark and so on. It is also a tag and release conscious port and most fish are released, except suspected class records. There are several big-game fishing
The South of Tasmania
Anchored by capital Hobart, a beautiful city of good food and good people, the southern end of Australia welcomes travelers to its towns, forests, and coast. Ninety minutes east of Hobart lies historic Port Arthur, the most significant remaining testament to Tassie's colonial history; 90 minutes west lies the beginning of the vast untrammeled expanse of the South-West World Heritage Area. In between, amid the hop vines of the Derwent Valley and the apple orchards of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel, flourish the homes of people who know a good life when they see it.
Central West
The cities and towns of the Central West lie between the rugged plateaus of the Blue Mountains and the stark dryness of outback New South Wales. The major route into the region from the east is the Great Western Hwy, which crosses through the Blue Mountains to Bathurst From Bathurst, die Mitchell Hwy heads northwest to Dubbo, Bourke, and beyond, and the Mid Western Hwy runs southwest to Cowra and evenŽtually Hay. Both of these roads intersect the Newell Hwy, the major route between Melbourne and Brisbane, which cuts a long path across the Central West. Most towns of
