Adelaide, Australia Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

ADELAIDE is always thought of as a gracious city and an easy place to live in, and despite a population of around one million and a veneer of sophistication, it still has the feel of an overgrown country town. It's a pretty place, laid out on either side of the Torrens River , ringed with a green belt of parks and set against the rolling hills of the Mount Lofty Ranges . During the hot, dry summer the parklands are kept green by irrigation from the waters of the Murray River on which the city depends, though there's always a sense that the rawness of the Outback is waiting to take over. The original occupants of the … more »