Every South Australian will tell you Adelaide is just a big country town, and it’s not hard to see why. The state’s coastal capital has seen a significant glow-up in the past five years with the arrival of flashy skyscrapers and a glitzy five-star hotel, Eos by SkyCity. But charming Victorian architecture is everywhere, and the city remains compact and immensely walkable. For the latter, you can thank Colonel William Light, South Australia’s first Surveyor-General.
In 1837, against the backdrop of industrial revolution and rapid urbanisation in the UK, Light adopted a then-radical new theory for town planning: give the average person access to nature and you’ll
