| Whether you like to spend your holidays
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| | 'stops a nation,' the Melbourne Cup. The
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| in the snow, sand or seaside, you can
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| | "Great Ocean Road" is a popular drive for
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| find the best hotel deals in the most
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| | tourists and locals alike, acknowledged
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| popular destinations of the world. Below
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| | as one of the world's most spectacular
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| are some of the most popular holiday
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| | coastal drives, visitors can view the
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| destinations with links to book luxury
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| | spectacular site of the Twelve Apostles.
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| hotel rooms at lowest prices.
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| | Paris
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| Amsterdam
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| | Paris is the economic, artistic,
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| A confident mix of old and new,
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| | historic, and cultural capital of France.
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| Amsterdam, capital city of The
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| | It is also deeply traditional, almost
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| Netherlands, features beautiful 17th- and
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| | village-like and in parts, a dilapidated
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| 18th-century buildings and boasts some
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| | metropolis, which houses around 2 million
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| world-class museums, most notably the Van
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| | people. The river Seine bisects the city,
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| Gogh Museum, and the Rijksmuseum, home to
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| | the Right Bank is home to the grand
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| some of the world's finest artworks,
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| | boulevards and most monumental buildings,
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| including those by famous Dutch artist
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| | many dating from Haussmann's
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| Rembrandt. Nightlife in Amsterdam is as
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| | nineteenth-century redevelopment. The
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| mixed as the city itself, with something
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| | Left Bank has a noticeably different
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| for everyone's tastes available. A trip
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| | feel, it has an atmosphere of Bohemian,
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| to Amsterdam would not be complete
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| | dissident, intellectual connotations, and
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| without renting a bicycle (Holland has
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| | it shows in Paris' best range of bars and
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| more bicycles than residents), or
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| | restaurants. The Eiffel Tower is Paris'
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| cruising down the canals by boat.
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| | most famous and instantly recognizable
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| Barcelona
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| | landmark. The Champs-Elysees is the
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| Barcelona is the Mediterranean metropolis
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| | city's most well-known boulevard. Elegant
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| of excellence and yet at the same time
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| | and broad, it links Place de la Concorde
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| open to all cultural influences flowing
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| | with the Arc de Triomphe.
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| in from beyond the Pyrenees. Its
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| | Prague
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| well-ordered and proportioned town grid
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| | The capital Prague, largest city of the
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| has given it quarters of unrivalled
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| | Czech Republic, and former capital of
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| beauty, such as the Gothic Quarter, Las
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| | Czechoslovakia, is located on both banks
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| Ramblas and the modernist Paseo de
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| | of the Vltava River. Visitors are drawn
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| Gracia.
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| | to the 'fairy tale' characteristics of
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| Brussels
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| | Prague, but this is only part of its
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| The capital of Belgium, Brussels, is a
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| | lively blend of styles. Prague is
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| cosmopolitan city, with liveliness and an
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| | unquestionably a city best explored on
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| appeal that are intimately related to its
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| | foot, the entire central area has been
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| role as a crossroads for all of Europe.
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| | designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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| The many aspects of Brussels are
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| | The city centre is like an enormous
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| expressed in the four quarters of the
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| | open-air museum with an interesting mix
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| city. The Lower Town, which extends from
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| | of architectural innovation including
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| Manneken Pis via the Grand Place to the
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| | Renaissance, Baroque, Gothic, Romanesque,
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| Botanique. The Royal District in the
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| | Cubist and Art Nouveau styles.
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| Upper Town occupies the area between the
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| | Rome
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| Warande and the Palace of Justice. In the
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| | Rome combines a sense of living history
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| North of the city lies the Heizel with
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| | with a bustling, lively capital city. It
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| the Atomium and Bruparck. Just outside
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| | is endlessly fascinating, utterly
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| the city centre visitors will find the
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| | compelling and a feast for the eye with
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| Cinquantenaire park and the European
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| | fountains, churches, palaces and ancient
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| District facet.
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| | monuments at every turn. From the awesome
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| Edinburgh
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| | splendour of the Colosseum, the Sistine
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| Scotland's capital Edinburgh, is perhaps
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| | Chapel, the Pantheon, the Trevi fountain,
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| the country's most alluring city, it is a
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| | the Spanish Steps, the Vatican and St.
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| fascinating place with many historical
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| | Peter's Basilica oozes romance and
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| and artistic treasures, a fantastic pub
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| | excitement.
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| scene and scenery as beautiful as the
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| | Stockholm
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| Scottish highlands. Edinburgh Castle is a
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| | Visitors can experience the magic of
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| good place to start your exploration of
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| | age-old traditions, historical sites and
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| the Scottish capital. The castle is
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| | breathtaking settings in practically
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| beautiful, mysterious, romantic and a
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| | every part of this unique country. The
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| reminder of the city's bloody past.
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| | most popular tourist destination is the
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| Edinburgh's Royal Mile is one of the
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| | Swedish capital, Stockholm. The grand old
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| world's most captivating streets.
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| | city by the water is known for its unique
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| London
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| | wonders such as the Vasa Ship; its
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| London, the capital city of England, is
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| | elegance and grandeur, typified by the
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| energetic, cosmopolitan, hectic, diverse
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| | Royal Palace and surrounds, and its
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| and thrilling. It is the largest city in
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| | wonderfully preserved Old Town, "Gamla
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| Europe, and is a mixture of wealth and
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| | Stan", with 13th-century roots,
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| poverty, of glitz and grime, of imposing
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| | subterranean vaults, church spires and
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| buildings and elegant shops, of
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| | narrow, cobbled laneways.
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| world-class theatre and incredible
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| | Sydney
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| nightclubs. Sights not to be missed
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| | Many visitors would be surprised to find
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| include the National Gallery, the Tate
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| | that Sydney, it's largest city, is not
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| Gallery, the British Museum, Buckingham
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| | the capital of Australia. Built on the
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| Palace, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of
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| | shores of the stunning Port Jackson,
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| London, and Covent Garden.
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| | Sydney is one of the world's landmark
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| Melbourne
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| | cities, and is also Australia's oldest
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| Multicultural Melbourne is the second
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| | city. Sydney, the nation's premier
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| largest city in Australia behind Sydney.
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| | metropolis, mixes a flare for
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| Located on the Yarra River at the mouth
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| | groundbreaking architecture, a love of
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| of Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne is a city
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| | the arts and high-powered commerce. The
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| of style, of Victorian architecture, of
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| | must-do's on every visitors list include
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| trams, of fashion, food, theatres, art
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| | the Harbour Bridge, Opera House,
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| galleries, and leafy gardens. It is a
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| | Centrepoint Tower, The Rocks, Bondi
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| sport-mad city, which hosts events such
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| | Beach, Olympic Park Homebush better known
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| as the Australian Tennis Open, the
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| | as the site of the 2000 Olympic Games,
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| Australian Formula One Grand Prix, and
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| | and Darling Harbour.
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| the premier horse race, the race that
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