Wednesday, May 11, 2011

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Sydney

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Paradise With a Past

Sydney, home of the good life in Australia, began as a gulag for British convicts. Amid its carefree beaches and bars, finding the remains of its brutal beginnings.

A Weekend in Sydney

This Australian city features fresh seafood and great shopping.

Sydney’s Bohemian Center

Hipsters and celebrities mingle in the Potts Point District.

Summer in Sydney

Dine in Michelin-quality restaurants before taking a dip in Sydney's salty rock pools, where bathers can swim without fear of sharks.

Warm Welcome in Sydney

36 Hours in a city where it's almost always summer.

36 Hours in Sydney
36 Hours in Sydney
Tony Sernack for The New York Times

With its place on the world stage firmly set, this Australian city seems to be in the midst of a historical revival.

Denotes a New York Times Pick
Articles About Sydney
Sydney’s Convict Past

A sybaritic, sophisticated city today, Sydney was founded as a dumping ground for convicts shipped from England. Amid its carefree bars and beaches, visitors can still find evidence of its grisly past.

36 Hours in Sydney

SUNNY, fashion-forward and multiethnic, Sydney is an animated city bent on making its mark. But with its skyline already crowded with skyscrapers, and its place on the world stage firmly ...

SURFACING
A Sharper Point in Sydney

Over the last few years, a new wave of openings has re-established the Potts Point neighborhood as a destination for the young and beautiful.

SURFACING
A Corner of Sydney Is Cooking

Pubs in the Surry Hills neighborhood have undergone a transformation, creating one of the city’s trendiest dining spots.

CHECK IN, CHECK OUT
Sydney, Australia: The Storrier

The hotel’s intimate scale, peaceful roof terrace and tucked-away site make it an appealing hideaway.

BEACHSIDE CUISINE
Sydney’s Beachside Cuisine

A lobster roll? No thanks. These cafes bring Michelin-quality dining down to the shore.

Summer in Sydney
Rock Pools

NEARLY every day for 14 years, Denise Leith, a writer and university lecturer, has risen before dawn and headed to the beach at Newport, a pleasant, residential suburb 19 miles north ...

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