48 hours of free travel in July: make the most of fare-free trains with the 10 best train journeys in Sydney

The view from Circular Quay Station platform places it firmly in the list of the best train journeys in Sydney.

Trains and Metro lines will be fare-free between Thursday, July 31 and Saturday, August 2, so climb aboard some of the best train journeys in Sydney to make the most of the two days. Sydney’s trains have been a little (or a lot) more unreliable than usual over the past few months, thanks to ongoing

The 5 best burgers in Western Sydney right now

One of the most unique burger shops in Sydney

Where are the best burgers in Western Sydney? They aren’t where you’d expect. If you would have asked me five years ago where the best burgers in Western Sydney are, the below food guide would have looked a lot different. Back then, the Michelin-powered Burger Head was dominating the scene in Penrith, hitting so hard

Does Western Sydney have the city’s most unique pubs?

Western Sydney pubs

Google “the best pubs in Sydney” and you’ll see plenty of pop-ins from Woollahra, Paddington, Surry Hills and Marrickville. You might even see the Albion Hotel in Parramatta randomly swimming in a sea of geographical bias. If you’re new to Sydney and took this as your scope of the city’s strong and definitive pub culture,

Western Sydney’s dining scene is picking up – here’s what’s worth catching the train for

IFTAR is one of the best new restaurants in Sydney

Feel that seismic shift in Sydney? Okay, it might just be a few tremors here and there for now but Sydney’s fascination with finally building up Western Sydney is front-and-centre. And we here at the Sydney Travel Guide couldn’t be any more excited for something that has been long, long overdue. The rapid refocus towards

King’s birthday public holiday trading hours: What’s open in Sydney?

a man and woman in military uniforms waving

Want to celebrate the long weekend but not sure what’s open? We’ve put together a list of trading hours to help you plan your perfect long weekend. Unlike Good Friday, there are no trading restrictions on the King’s Birthday, so there’s no need to panic buy. Many of your favourite stores, supermarkets, bars and pubs