An adventure tour of Australia might not be complete without a visit to Adelaide as the city has been praised by a travel writer.
Mark Chipperfield, reporting for the Daily Telegraph, has described the region's expertise in food, wine and performing arts as a "pretty seductive mix".
These qualities mark the area out as an "elegant and sophisticated" city, he explained.
Fans of the world of viticulture might want to check out Penfolds Magill Estate, which the journalist described as one of the "oldest and prettiest" wineries in the whole of Australia.
Those with more of a propensity for sport than drink could organise a trip to the Bradman Collection Museum, which houses cricket memorabilia, photographs and equipment and is now part of Adelaide Oval.
Laura Peters, a contributor for Suite101, recently recommended gap year travellers in need of extra cash should attempt fruit-picking as it is also a great way to meet new people.
