Visitors to Sydney are drawn to the city's icons but when you've gazed at everything already, what do you do next? One great answer is to take the ferry to the northern suburb of Manly where a whole range of uniquely Sydneyesque pleasures await.

With the current financial climate and everyone talking about carbon footprints, it's no wonder caravanning has become so popular in the UK.

Greek tour operators are gearing up for an increase in the number of visitors to Athens and the surrounding areas of the Peloponnese, once the new Acropolis Museum is opened in late 2008.

When you start thinking of travelling around Paris it may start to look a little daunting, but rather than just thinking of the metro, there are some other fun ways in which to get around Paris, and still be able to see the sights at the same time.

Often described as "Sydney's outdoors museum", the Rocks is a place where the rich history of Sydney springs to life in the monuments museums and sheer atmosphere of the place. It also offers shopping, fine dining, and great views of the harbour.

You'll never be short of places to go and things to do on your Sydney holiday. In fact, quite the reverse is true. Your main challenge will be to get as much as possible out of your Sydney trip in the time you have available. Here are five tips.

Sydney is packed with places to see things to do but to get the full flavour of the Sydney experience. You have to get out of the city and sample some of Sydney's delightful suburbs to give you a whole new perspective on downtown Sydney itself.

The Melbourne seaside suburb of St Kilda is a place always in a festive mood with it pubs, markets and fun fair. But the St Kilda calendar is also peppered with all manner of events, festivals and ceremonies that make the resort even more vibrant.

While Sydneysiders head for Bondi Beach to escape from the confines of the city, so Melburnians visit St Kilda, a sandy retreat easily accessible from downtown and offering a genuine beach experience with esplanade, fun fair, and pier.

Following a series of developments on the south bank of the Yarra River in the 1990s, Melbourne's riverside has reinvented itself as a green and pleasant cultural and leisure space for the whole family.