Sydney

I travelled to Sydney with my husband and two children aged 2 and 4 years old in May this year! I was dreading the flight with having two young children, but it was no problem. They settled immediately and loved having there own TV to watch!

We loved Sydney - there was so much too see and do and I would recommend it for all ages groups.There is definitely something there for everyone.

We split our stay and spent four days close to Circular Quay and the remaining ten days at Darling Harbour. It was amazing to see the Harbour Bridge (which was a lot smaller than I imagined!) and the Opera House for the first time, although I never got tired of looking at them both in the 14 days we were there!

Public transport, especially the trains, are easy to use and very reasonable too. We travelled to Cronella, a lovely beach town which was only 40 minutes from Sydney!

My two children loved Taronga Zoo, the Wildlife Park/Aquarium at Darling Harbour and Featherdale Safari Park where they saw and could feed Kangaroos and of course Koalas! I loved shopping at Paddys Market (of course a woman can never shop too much!!) and seeing the fantastic views from the Sky Tower!

There is so much to choose from when you eat out in Sydney - from Crocodile and Kangaroo to steaks and seafood, something to cater for everyones taste and budget.

It is definitely a place I would recommend to all, and I would not hesitate to take my children on a long haul flight again!