When Australians have a party they love a beer or a glass of wine. Famous beer brands are Foster, XXXX, Carlton, but recently a many foreign beers have entered the market like Heineken and the Japanese Asahi. Since the late eighties, wine has grown in popularity. Not surprising considering the fantastic quality of Australian drops. Beautiful wine regions include: Barossa valley in Southern Australia, The Yarra valley in Victoria and the Hunter valley in New South Wales. Most popular grapes: Shiraz (red) and Chardonnay (white).

Visit Best Restaurants of Australia website, or Your Restaurants website, or check out your local newspaper in the ‘epicure’ section and find out what’s popular in your state!

In most big cities in Australia, you can easily find Asian groceries and other nation’s specialty food stores. For Asian food stores, your best bet would be to head towards your city’s Chinatown. Sometimes Asian groceries are also available near big campuses to accommodate international students in the area.

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Australia has wonderful natural environment, so if you are ready for some serious relaxing time, you can go bushwalking or enjoy the beaches. All capital cities have galleries and movie theatres and many bands visit Australia. For tips about top student-tourist destinations check [LINK]

Check the links beneath for more information on relaxing down under:

New South Wales: Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) www.mca.com.au or Art Gallery of New South Wales http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/

Victoria: National Gallery of Victoria http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/

Queensland: Queensland Art Gallery http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/

Northern Territory: Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory

South Australia: Art Gallery of South Australia http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/

Western Australia: Art Gallery of Western Australia http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/

Tasmania: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery http://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/

Art Almanac Website: www.art-almanac.com.au

Gig guide: Check events and concerts in Australia in YourGigs or LiveGuide

Event tickets: For tickets, your best bet is to visit the Ticketmaster website or Ticketek website. Also checkout www.moshtix.com.au and www.bluetix.com.au

Markets: Each city in Australia have markets, usually on weekends. These markets are great for finding unique Australian made products, arts & crafts, food and souvenirs. Check out Markets Online Australia