Blue Mountains: A hilly blissful nest near Sydney in Australia
Jul 10, 2024, at 04:43 am
“The natural scenery around Katoomba resembles Lonavala and Khandala back home," said Manish and Suniti, a couple from Pune, India. I met them at Echo Point, a paved lookout that offers a spectacular view of three soaring sandstone turrets, widely known as ‘Three Sisters’. For time unknown, they are guarding below the vast Jamison Valley, canopied by thick rainforests.
First Person: Football fever strikes Sydney
Jul 23, 2023, at 09:38 pm
Australia is a sports loving nation and my home city Sydney, which shines year-round with an action-packed calendar of happenings, has a proven track record of successfully hosting mega international sporting events, the Summer Olympics in 2000 and some of the Asian Cup Football matches including the final in 2015 are two from a long list that overwhelmingly impressed the sport-fans worldwide.
Illuminated Sydney harbour front draws global footfalls
Jun 10, 2023, at 05:16 pm
Every year towards the end of May, the famous harbour front of Sydney, dominated by the presence of the iconic Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, gets spectacularly illuminated as a part of the Vivid Sydney festival – the annual carnival of lights, music, entertainment and food.
Australia Travel: Port Stephens- Read Now, Travel Later
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Less than three-hour drive north from Sydney, Port Stephens regularly props up in the minds of the local Indian diaspora when thinking of a day trip to a nearby hideout to enjoy sea and sand. This destination is also pretty popular among overseas visitors and ranks high in almost every itinerary for anyone touring down under from India.
Jun 13, 2020, at 06:39 pm
New Delhi: In accordance with the latest directive released by India's Ministry of External Affairs and the Department of Civil Aviation, to bring back stranded Indians in the country, airline CapaJet has announced that it would be operating more special charter flights from New Zealand and Australia for Indians who are stuck or are willing to return home.
Australian carrier Qantas completes test of longest non-stop passenger flight from NY to Sydney
Oct 20, 2019, at 07:02 pm
Sydney/IBNS: The first non-stop commercial airline flight from New York to Sydney has landed after 19 hours 16 minutes in the air, Australian airline major Qantas said.