Games:

The majority of Sydney residents seem to be fascinated with chess. This looks obvious because If you go for a stroll in downtown Sydney, especially around the Hyde Park area, you would see many people playing chess on normal size chess boards that are placed on park benches or on the ground, while some have chosen to play their game on the giant sized Chess board that is painted on concrete.

During lunchtime, there is a sudden population surge in this area because many folks gather here to play a game of chess with a colleague, while enjoying their lunch in one of the many trendy cafés that are located in the area. If you are lover of the game, then get your self to Hyde Park, may be you too can join in since it seems anyone can join in.

Drinks and Food

As a foreigner, when talking of Aussie cuisine, to me it seems Aussie pies are the best-known examples. These are hand-held savoury pastries that are being made using different types of meat, carrots, English peas, potatoes, and possibly other vegetables. Aussie pies are similar to American potpie but can be hand held. Mind the filling, as it could be hot

Dress

It seems many Australian men prefer wearing white shirts and black suites for work. It is somewhat true with women as well, but unlike men they often wear red shoes or pink ribbon with their black attire. However, you will also see plenty of them renegades that are dressed in what they think as comfortable casual cloths.

Tipping

Tipping is not practiced, very rarely if ever, would be much appreciated if you give a tip, but that will only make it look obvious that you are a visitor to the city. May be you can save the change to pay for the ever increasingly expensive hotels or to have another pint of beer.

History

Captain Cook discovered the Sydney area in 1788. He landed in Botany Bay at a spot called la perouse, and proclaimed Australia as a British colony. However, it was the Dutch who discovered the area 200 years before them Brits did, but they were too slow to stake their claim! There is a statue of Captain Cook in Hyde Park. You can visit Botany Bay if you want to see some early convict history.

The historical Fort Dennison (an island), where they jailed the convicts is now a restaurant. They kept them convicts here as prisoners because the shark infested waters around it made it impossible for them convicts to getaway by swimming ashore. 

Australia Day, Sydney

On the 26^th of January each year Australians celebrate Australia day. On this day in 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip became Governor of the Colony of New South Wales. A multitude of events are held all over Sydney on the 26 January, celebrating the anniversary of the beginning of British settlement. If you want to learn more about the Australia day visit the Australia day website at www.australiaday.gov.au

ANZAC Day

On ANZAC Day Australians commemorate all them brave Australian soldiers who fought for Australia in the two world wars, and those who are fighting to protect the nation even today. The beautiful monument built on their behalf is in Hyde Park, you can pay respect any time of the year, but it will be in April that the monument will see most of its offerings of remembrance.

To find out airlines having flights to Sydney as well as airlines having cheap flights to Sydney, do a search for ‘cheap flights to Sydney’ in any one of the many search engines available in the web, almost instantly, you will have a huge list of airlines and travel agents offering cheap flights to Sydney.

However, although almost every airline and travel agent most likely will claim they are the cheapest and offer the ‘cheapest airfare to Sydney’, this is obviously because that’s how they can quickly grab the attention of their targeted audience, it may not be actually true, always. When you check deep, most likely you will realize ‘cheap flights to Sydney’ in big letters on the website can merely be a gimmick, because there can be several others who are offering cheaper deals than them but have not displayed about it as prominently.

If you are a backpacker tourist with a limited budget who is planning to tour Sydney in the immediate future, you should then try to find out as much information as you can about ‘cheap flights’ deals to Sydney in the Internet. Make a list of all the different airfares you find in the Internet along with the names of the airlines or the travel agents who are offering those rates. This way, you can compare the different rates offered by different airlines and travel agents and arrive at what is most like the cheapest airfare rate to Sydney that is available at the time.

Making an effort to locate the cheapest airfare to Sydney using the Internet can help you save money you otherwise will spend on a more expensive ticket. With the money you save from buying a cheap ticket to Sydney, may be you can look to doing something else, may be something you thought you would forgo since you cannot afford since your Ticket to Sydney will be seriously expensive.