South Australia · The Cooee Journal

Adelaide Travel Guides & Stories

Twelve guides to Adelaide and the country around it — the market and the food precincts, the Hills villages, the Barossa and McLaren Vale, the coast at Glenelg, and the long drives out to Kangaroo Island and the Flinders Ranges.

Travel Tips Adelaide Transport Guide
23 min

Adelaide Transport Guide

Free tram zones, City Connector buses, metroCARD and tap-and-pay fares, zones and the airport bus — how to move around Adelaide without a car.

Read More →
Food & Wine Adelaide Food Guide
10 min

Adelaide Food Guide

The Central Market, the Peel and Gouger Street precincts, South Australian produce and coffee culture, arranged into a perfect eating day.

Read More →
Culture Hahndorf Village Guide
10 min

Hahndorf Village Guide

Australia’s oldest surviving German settlement: the Silesian story, Main Street, The Cedars, Beerenberg Farm and how to get there from the city.

Read More →
Destinations Glenelg Beach and Jetty Road
13 min

Glenelg Beach & Jetty Road

The tram down from the city, Moseley Square and the jetty, Jetty Road dining, dolphin cruises and the coastal walk south to Brighton.

Read More →
Destinations Adelaide Hills Day Trip
13 min

Adelaide Hills Day Trip

Hahndorf, Cleland Wildlife Park, Mount Lofty Summit and the boutique wineries — two ready-made itineraries for a day out of the city.

Read More →
Food & Wine McLaren Vale Wine Region
14 min

McLaren Vale Wine Region

The region’s wine profile, the cellar doors worth stopping at, the d’Arenberg Cube, dining, and the beaches most visitors miss.

Read More →
Food & Wine Adelaide Central Market
14 min

Adelaide Central Market

Opening hours and the quiet windows, the stalls worth queuing for, what to buy, where to eat in the aisles, and how to get there.

Read More →
Destinations Things to Do in Adelaide
10 min

Things to Do in Adelaide

North Terrace museums and galleries, the Botanic Garden, Rundle Mall and the laneways, festival season, and a 2-day itinerary.

Read More →
Food & Wine Barossa Valley Wine Tour
14 min

Barossa Valley Wine Tour

Shiraz, Grenache and Riesling explained, the cellar doors worth booking ahead, the sub-regions, tour options and where to stay.

Read More →
Destinations Adelaide Weekend Guide
12 min

Adelaide Weekend Guide

Markets and local food on day one, galleries and laneways on day two, beaches and sunset on day three — plus where to stay.

Read More →
Nature Flinders Ranges Travel Guide
19 min

Flinders Ranges Travel Guide

Ikara (Wilpena Pound), Brachina Gorge and the best walks, wildlife, gateway towns, where to stay and when to make the drive north.

Read More →
↑ Back to Top
↑ Top