Adelaide

A local’s guide to Adelaide: ‘It can be a bit conservative, but also really exciting’

From botanic gardens to a pumping small-bar scene, there’s more to Adelaide than meets the eye, says artist Billie Justice Thomson

As told to Alexis Buxton-Collins

05, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

Cellar doors and sunsets: romantic Australian mini-breaks under $500

Getaways in every state and territory to deliver honeymoon feelings, without the luxury price tag

Susan Gough Henly

13, Feb, 2022 @4:30 PM

A new way to hop around Australia's Kangaroo Island

There’s no need to lug a tent and stove around the South Australian island’s Wilderness Trail. It’s now possible to stay in a new, comfy lodge each night

Phoebe Smith

14, Dec, 2018 @6:30 AM

Adelaide's Mad March: when 'bogans' and 'weirdos' collide | Van Badham

Three major sporting events and two arts festivals in a single month may seem mad, but Adelaide is showing the rest of Australia the value of cultural capital

Van Badham

12, Mar, 2015 @10:25 PM

Adelaide's best cheap eats – as chosen by Central Market stallholders

Who would know where to find the city’s most delicious, inexpensive meals better than the people who sell its produce? Central Market vendors give us their top 10

Jane Howard and Alicia Canter

10, Mar, 2014 @10:47 PM

Top 10 hotels in and around Adelaide

To mark the 2014 Adelaide Festival, we have rounded up the best places to stay without breaking the bank, from a cottage B&B amid the wineries to a hostel near Glenelg beach

Robina Barton

06, Mar, 2014 @1:00 AM

Adelaide grows up: ambitious plan to bring back trams to build 'creative city'

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Malcolm Sutton in Adelaide

01, Nov, 2013 @5:42 AM

Adelaide deserves its place on the Lonely Planet list | Jane Howard

Jane Howard: The city has the best festival, gorgeous weather and both friendly and endlessly inventive locals. What's not to love?

Jane Howard

29, Oct, 2013 @6:53 AM

On safari in South Australia's outback, 'swagon' style

On a safari with a difference in South Australia – taking in the Aussie big five – Nigel Summerley finds comfort and a view of the stars from his bed in a converted farm wagon

Nigel Summerley

21, Jun, 2013 @8:00 PM

WOMADelaide festival 2013 – review

Hugh Masekela and Goran Bregovic made sweltering festival-goers at the WOMADelaide festival in South Australia feel even hotter

Caspar Llewellyn Smith

11, Mar, 2013 @1:45 PM

Essential Adelaide guide: day trips

Adelaide prides itself on being a '20-minute city', where you can get to the beach, hills or vineyards in that time. Whether you're visiting for this month's Adelaide festival, or planning a holiday, Sarah Phillips selects her 10 top day trips out of the city

Sarah Phillips

07, Mar, 2013 @10:41 AM

Essential Adelaide guide: top sites and festival attractions

On the eve of the Adelaide festival, the 'Edinburgh of Australia', Sarah Phillips recommends the essential sites and events to catch, in the second of three guides to the city