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Walking and bushwalking don't have to be synonymous, and no, Australians shouldn't feel they have to head out into the country to get a good walk in. Stay within city limits, and there are tremendous walking trails snaking around clifftops, taking in sculptures, linking together historic buildings or teetering along boardwalks through mangroves. These are 10 of the best… Bondi to Coogee, Sydney The stone-cold classic Australian urban walk snakes along the clifftops for 8 kilometres from Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach in Sydney. It's as much about the beaches en route as it is the dramatic vie...

Steve Madgwick14:09, Jul 15 2021 BROOK SABIN For the first time in 20 years, Air New Zealand has started flying to Tasmania — and it could be the island escape many have been waiting for. The mournful monkey with conquered eyes cannot even stand up in her torturously tiny cage. The dead-eyed lion fixates on the shiny padlock that secures the chain that strangles his liberty. The polar bear's cowered head defines defeat. The metal sculptures entrapped on a gate that proclaims "Beaumaris Zoo" in retro mosaic could be obtusely provocative installations from Australia's mecca of shock-and-awe,...

Independence Day Activities Come Amid Surge in Del Norte County Visitors Crescent City's professional fireworks display soars over Battery Point Lighthouse in this 2018 photo. This year the fireworks start at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Photo: Jessica Cejnar Independence Day always draws crowds to Crescent City and this year will be no exception. In fact, despite the road closure at Last Chance Grade, visitors have already arrived in Del Norte County, Cindy Vosburg, executive director of the Crescent City-Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce, told the Wild Rivers Outpost on Wednesday. Motels hav...

Are you exploring Hobart with kids? Here are the best places to eat, where to stay and top things to do as a family in Hobart.

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