Australia is a commonwealth country located in the southern hemisphere. In Australia, you will find a wide variety of accommodations including hotels, inns, boutique hotels, resorts, and serviced apartment. There are thousands of apartment hotels located across different states in Australia. It is cost effective for small group travelers that want to stay for a few days in a place. The apartment hotels contain multiple rooms, just like the residential apartments. It has a furnished kitchenette, dining room and living room. The apartment hotels can be serviced or non serviced. Non serviced apartment hotels are cheaper. Most of the hotels are equipped with swimming pools and gyms. Larger hotels usually have larger gums that are equipped with all kinds of expensive exercise machines.
The motels are smaller hotel that are used to accommodate travelers that have lower budget. The room of the motels is equipped with private showers, television and fridge. Most of the motels offer in room breakfast menus. Larger motels include an onsite restaurant where customers can dine at.
Many tourists come to Australia to get sunburn at the beach. If you want to bask under the sun, you can stay at the hotel that is located near the beach. Bondi is the most popular beach in Sydney, Australia. Coogee beach in Sydney offers a much better value. Hotels that are situated near the Coogee beach is cheaper because it is further away from the coast.

National Multicultural Festival

(10 - 12 February 2012, Canberra, Australia)

The National Multicultural Festival event is held annually in Canberra, featuring a couple of weeks of various performances and exhibitions, food markets and street entertainment.
As always the 2012 festival includes great diversity of events, dance performances, many music concerts, film screenings and some nice food from different cultures. Check out our hotels in Canberra for excellent accommodation during the fest.

ASP World Tour - Quiksilver Pro Surfing

(25 February - 7 March 2012, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)

With Quiksilver Pro Surfing, which will be held at Gold Coast’s Snapper Rocks begins the 2012 World Championship Tour. With the attractive prize of 425000 USD, one should be sure to see every surfer within a thousand-mile radius thrashing it out in the sea.
The event is arranged by the by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) along a two-tier system. The highest level is the World Championship Tour at which top men and women rival for the first place of World Champion throughout the year.
Having more than seventy kilometers of beautiful, golden coastline and great tropical sun, it is clear why surfers from the entire globe are tempted by Gold Coast. During the night the fun continues live with many nightclubs, shows and restaurants.

Roxy Pro Australia

(25 February - 7 March 2012 Gold Coast, Australia)

Queensland and specifically the popular resort of Gold Coast is going to be the home of the women's ASP World Championship Tour. It is going to be an important event as the winner is going straight to the Roxy ASP World Championship in the summer and will take place on Snapper Rocks, south of Surfers Paradise.
The competition is part of the World Qualifying Series and the total prize for the winners is A$110 000.
Every surfer can take part in the World Qualifying Series and they include about 50 events all over the world for men and for women. The 44 men and 18 women who have the most points will gain the status of champions and will participate in the World Championship Tour.

Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix

(16 - 18 March 2012, F1 Melbourne Circuit)

The second race of the new 2012 Formula 1 season continues with the Australian Grand Prix, held in Melbourne. The popular circuit goes around a lake, encircling the Albert Park golf course as well as several complexes. Compared to other tracks included in the season, it is relatively slow with just a few places where pilots are able to overtake, the best one being at the end of the pit straight.
There are a total of twenty races in the F1 2012 season, allocated across 4 continents. Some of the highlight races also include the Monaco Grand Prix, carried out on the roads of Monte Carlo, Grand Prix of Europe, which will be held in Valencia for second time, the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where one can expect passionate support from Ferrari’s Tifozi, as well as the always interesting Grand Prix of Belgium on the historical Spa circuit. For Australians the Formula 1 Grand Prix race carried out on Melbourne’s circuit is of particular interest due to its relative nearness - at least held on same continent. However, Grand Prix of Australia will doubtlessly attract Formula One fans from around the globe.

Concerts in the Caves

(Jenolan Caves /various dates/, New South Wales, Australia)

Every year you have a great chance to visit an amazing classical music concert in New South Wales. It is held in the Cathedral Chamber of the magnificent Jenolan Caves. Such a concert can be visited every third and last Saturday of each month.
The third Saturday is reserved for George Mertens who plays the cello. He is giving these concerts for ten years and has learned to play the most suitable things for the acoustics of the chamber.
The final Saturdays are again for Mertens, but this time he plays the guitar and his partner is Gustaw Szelski who plays the violin. Together they form the great Paganini Duo and they play different lively tunes from Hungary, Romania, Russia and Spain.
As you might guess the Cathedral Chamber is an ideal place for concerts – it has pure acoustics advanced by the limestone formations. The concert and the tour of the Lucas Caves last about two hours and you should not forget bringing warm clothes.

Karnak Playhouse

( May - December (annual), Karnak Playhouse, Mossman, Australia)

The Karnak Playhouse is an amazing open-air amphitheater, next to the magnificent Daintree National Park. The park is actually an ancient rainforest, which is a great setting for various theatrical productions. Located amongst the rainforest, the incredible sounds of the jungle at night make a unique theatre atmosphere.
Maybe the most popular show is “Lasers in the Jungle”, where laser images, mixed with live performances, create an incredible visual spectacle. Visitors are taken on an impressive journey to the beginning of time, where ancient fauna and flora loom out, along with shapes and faces. The spectacle is modified and refined every year, so it includes various aspects of this area’s history.

Australian Ski Resorts Snow Levels Reports and Skiing Conditions. Australia Ski Holidays and Trips.

All Australian ski resorts we report on are now closed for the season. We will continue our regular reports with the Australian ski season 2012.

Australia Timeshare

If you plan to attend one of these exciting concerts or another event, you may want to reserve your accommodations ahead of time to ensure that you do not miss out. Australia timeshares are available throughout the country in major cities like Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane, as well as in more remote areas. With a timeshare for rent you'll have plenty of time to explore Australia's vast countryside and discover even more of what the land down under has to offer.

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