It isn’t easy to choose what to leave out of a Sydney Itinerary. I have lost track of how many times I have been to Sydney. I grew up in Melbourne lived there until I was 30 so there were many trips.

I'm a born-and-bred Aussie who's been fortunate enough to work in travel and tourism, promoting Australia to international visitors ... expected to generate $265.5 billion this year.

Recent visitors say the zoo ... The zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (however the zoo's website notes bedtime for some animals is 4:30 p.m.). The Australia Zoo is situated at Beerwah ...