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I don't and I don't wish to... I mean even playing the game is dire! Only good bit is when you through and hit the ball, everyone else just stands around doing nothing! Ergh, boring! Football and Rugby on the other hand, are proper sports!
Only people with way, way too much time on their hands follow cricket....
There are a lot of historic towns not that far from Sydney. A lot of the towns along the old Hume Highway are historic by Australian standards (hope this link works):
I live in a town that is one of the oldest in the state but unfortunately, there isn't much history left, however it is a lovely place to live and also to stay (although not with summer coming up as it will be packed with tourists).
Anyway here is one town that is not far from Sydney and quite close to Canberra called Yass:
And a town I have a soft spot for (also not far from Sydney) called Goulburn - it is Australia's first inland city. A lot of people do make fun of Goulburn but I've always liked the place:
When I lived in Melbourne, I visited Bendigo which was a nice town. I went there by train and on the way back, I decided to get out at Castlemaine which I thought was a lovely peaceful town. I ate at a cafe and had one of the nicest salads I've ever had. Mind you, this was in the 90s.
I did drive through Ballarat with a friend once and I would have liked to have actually stopped. On the same trip, we stopped at Strathalbyn which I thought was a lovely little town (we were driving to Kangaroo Island in South Australia). Again, this was back in the 90s.
Other Victorian towns I wouldn't mind visiting are Warrnambool and some of the High Country towns:
If you are going to drive between Melbourne and Sydney on the Hume Highway, then, as I suggested in a previous post, go off the highway and visit a few of the old towns on the way.
As others have pointed out, Tasmania has a lot of historic towns.
I've often found that some of my favourite towns are the "unexpected" towns, i.e. ones I didn't intend on visiting but which were on the way. If you drive anywhere off the beaten track in Victoria or NSW, you will probably find many nice old towns. Note of course that "old" in Australia means 19th century and so obviously doesn't have the history of the UK but often these places do give an insight into Australia's history. I must admit I like the "working" towns rather than the "pretty" towns.
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I quite like Victor Harbour here in SA, my parents used to take me there all the time when I was a kid and I still go there today, and they have a lovely Clydesdale drawn tramline too.
I quite like Victor Harbour here in SA, my parents used to take me there all the time when I was a kid and I still go there today, and they have a lovely Clydesdale drawn tramline too.
And a town I have a soft spot for (also not far from Sydney) called Goulburn - it is Australia's first inland city. A lot of people do make fun of Goulburn but I've always liked the place:
That's a beautiful place, reminds me a little of Salisbury. UK.
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