Sydney Australia

Any way you approach it, the Sydney Opera House lives up to expectations. Whether you first glimpse the iconic sails as you approach through the lush Botanical Gardens, or you catch its myriad roof tiles shimmering across the blue water as your ferry chugs under the famous harbour bridge, it’s a breath-taking experience.

Sydney Harbour itself has been wowing Europeans since Captain Arthur Phillip sailed the First Fleet and its cargo of 732 convicts into Sydney Cove in 1788.