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SYDNEY SIMULTANEOUSLY CHIC AND COSMOPOLITAN YET CASUAL AND LAID- BACK IN A WAY YOU USUALLY ONLY SEE IN EASY- BREEZY BEACH CITIES, SYDNEY OFFERS SUNNY CLIMES, STUNNING SCENERY, A RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE AND GREAT EATS. ONE OF THE CITY’S MOST EXCLUSIVE HOTELS, THE LANGHAM SYDNEY, REOPENED IN DECEMBER AFTER EXTENSIVE RENOVATIONS

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AFTER FIVE MONTHS AND A$30 MILLION, THE LANGHAM SYDNEY FINALLY REOPENED ITS DOORS LAST MONTH. DESIGNED BY INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FIRM GA DESIGN, THE PROPERTY NOW FEATURES ARTWORKS HAND-PICKED BY SOTHEBY’S, A NEW RESTAURANT, KENT STREET KITCHEN, AND A NEW DAY SPA. LANGHAMHOTELS.COM

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ARGUABLY THE MOST EYE-CATCHING ATTRACTION AND PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE CITY, THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE IS A LANDMARK THAT SHOULDN’T BE MISSED. CATCH AN ABORIGINAL DANCE, EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE PIECE OR BALLET PERFORMANCE WHILE YOU’RE THERE. SYDNEYOPERAHOUSE.COM

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IF YOU PREFER TO DIVE INTO THE WAVES RATHER THAN TAKE A LEISURELY WALK ALONG THE BEACH, PAY BONDI BEACH A VISIT AND TAKE A SURFBOARD—THE BAY’S CURVE AND ROCKY OUTCROPPINGS MAKE FOR THE PERFECT WAVES.

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ONE OF SYDNEY’S MOST STUNNING WATERFRONT RESTAURANTS, ARIA HAS AN AWARD-WINNING MENU THAT FEATURES MODERN, STRONGLY SEASONAL DISHES WITH PLENTY OF SEAFOOD, FROM JOHN DORY TO BASS, OF COURSE. ARIARESTAURANT.COM