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Thanks to government-subsidised vouchers and a renewed interest in staycations, people are returning to city hotels. Here are three options to consider: Kick up your heels during Sydney’s solstice; admire the cafe society in Canberra, and refresh your outlook with a Gold Coast classic hotel stay.
1. Who’s afraid of the cold?
Live music for all tastes is on offer at Sydney’s newest festival, Sydney Solstice.
The mercury may be falling but the heat is building for the June 8 launch of Sydney Solstice, a new two-week festival designed to entice Sydneysiders (and out-of-towners) off the couch and into four inner-city neighbourhoods to ring in the longest night of the year. With a vast and eclectic line-up from restaurants, pubs, laneways, city landmarks, art galleries, museums, music venues and on the harbour, who cares that it’s cold outside?
Chand Grahan 2021: Stargazers to look out for Super Flower Blood Moon today
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Picture of a Super Blood Moon. Photo: Twitter
The first lunar eclipse of 2021 will take place today (Wednesday. However, the spectacle will not be visible in Pakistan due to daylight.
The Super Flower Blood Moon had already taken place at 11:39am in the day while the total lunar eclipse is supposed to take place from 4:11-5:05pm.
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A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon moves into the earth’s shadow. It happens only when the sun, earth, and moon are exactly or very closely aligned, with earth between the other two, which can only happen at the night of a full moon.
Stargazers will cast their eyes skyward on Wednesday night to witness a rare "Super Blood Moon", as the heavens align to bring an extra-spectacular lunar eclipse.