"New South Wales -- A Wonderful STATE of Being." State of New South Wales by unravelau

State of New South Wales Travel Guide: 13,656 reviews and 28,729 photos

Beautiful beaches all along the coast.

There are many beautiful beaches to experience in Australia, but one of NSW's sayings is that 'Life's A Beach'.............that's pretty true here.....i.e. calm, peaceful, serene, restful, clean and beautiful.

The port in Sydney is a beautiful place to arrive at or depart from for a romantic sea voyage. In this pic (03/23/07) the Orient Princess was just docking. Causes you to think about sailing away on a holiday eh?

Why be anywhere else?

Koalas up a tree - in timber

New South Wales is one state of seven areas into which Australia is divided. NSW just happens to be the state where I have spent most of my life so it would be unfair of me to say that it is the best, ha, ha. There is so much of Australia that I haven't seen in real life but I will rectify that. I have visited, Victoria, Queensland, ACT and Tasmania so this is a pretty telling tale.

No matter where you go in Australia you are likely to find the Koala in its natural state and not have to resort to pictures like this to illustrate a point.

Let's play at the creek

Up the creek (without a paddle)

Water games are very popular in NSW. Despite my quiet photo's (I just choose the spaces in between the hustle and bustle), the creeks, rivers and surf can be busy places. Boats, windsurfers, skiers, swimmers, surfers, divers, fisherpeople etc. etc., can be found in great numbers ..................... or not.

Pros and Cons

Pros:NSW has the mix of everything that you could want.
Cons:For me, some places can be too busy at times.
In a nutshell:NSW is obviously the state for me.

Last visit to State of New South Wales: Mar 2003
Intro Updated May 30, 2007
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Comments (31)

MITNIC Jan 8, 2009 at 9:04 AM Report Abuse

Nice place but far away... Thanks for your warm wishes
elpariente Jun 15, 2008 at 2:35 AM Report Abuse

Your nice and very iteresting tips will help me to prepare our next Australia travel !!!! Thank you!!! Gracias !!!!
toonsarah May 10, 2007 at 12:47 PM Report Abuse

Fascinating to see the old photos alongside the new! And I've never seen sugar smoke before :) Finally, your Sydney photos reminded me how much I loved the city when were there some years ago.
kokoryko May 8, 2007 at 3:36 PM Report Abuse

Your page remembers me a lot when I travelled to Sydney in the 90's. The sunrises are wonderful and the harbour is still so nice. Ah, but you never (we never should say never, but. . . ) will see me with one of these tee shirts! LOL
iandsmith Nov 8, 2006 at 1:44 AM Report Abuse

An updated page! With 40 year old photos! (Well rescued incidentally). Cheers. (P.S. I'm not a sliced cheese fan)
Nemorino Oct 17, 2006 at 3:04 PM Report Abuse

Yes, it really did look a bit different in 1963, LOL.
tiabunna Mar 15, 2006 at 1:04 AM Report Abuse

Thanks for an enjoyable short overview of NSW - of course, I'm duty bound to say that the southern part is the best :-) You've given me the urge to dig out some of my old slides too!
zumodemango Jun 13, 2005 at 12:20 PM Report Abuse

wonderful, really wonderful!
AlbuqRay Feb 13, 2005 at 6:05 PM Report Abuse

Carole, I really like the flower pics. BTW, do you think I'll need SPF 30+ in Australia? :)
dr.firas Oct 9, 2004 at 3:39 AM Report Abuse

Love your packing list picture, Carole dear, it is so cute ;-))