City Centre
Adelaides city centre is surrounded by parklands and is one of the greenest capitals in the country. The city centre itself is a mixture of shopping and business areas where city workers and travellers rub shoulders on a daily basis. The main shopping area is located on Rundle Street to the north of the city centre and whose main focal point is the Rundle mall, that houses an impressive array of shops that cater for all your needs.

As with other cities in the country, Adelaides centre is scattered with numerous cafes, bars and restaurants that offer excellent value whether you are in need of a coffee and a sandwich, or a nice cold beer (which will be often). The largest concentration of bars can be found on Hindley Street which is very popular with backpackers and local university students alike. Hindley Street is a favourite at the weekends where the bars are full to capacity with a vibrant young crowd.

North of Hindley Street you come across the main train station providing links to other suburbs and the rest of the country. Alongside the station is the capitals casino, that offers drinking and gambling until the early hours. Heading further east you find the government buildings and the university of Adelaide campus.

North of the city centre the Torrens River separates the city centre from popular suburb of North Adelaide.

North Adelaide
North of the city centre across the Torrens River you stumble across North Adelaide. Only a ten minute walk from the city North Adelaide is an excellent location to waste a few hours exploring. Although the suburb offers little accommodation to the backpacker there are some fabulous bars and restaurants to discover.

One of the main attractions in North Adelaide is the Adelaide Oval where you can watch a game of cricket. The stadium has played host to the SA leg of the England versus Australia Ashes series for years and if you’re lucky to be in town when a game is on then it’s well worth a visit.

Port Adelaide
North West of the city is the popular suburb of Port Adelaide, once the main shipping port for the whole state. Although there is still some shipping business passing through the port it’s now a huge draw for visitors in search of the citys cultural district.

As well as housing a lot of the citys museums Port Adelaide has some great shops and some bars to relax in. At weekends the suburb plays host to a huge market that offers the visitor anything from home made jam to a replica aboriginal boomerang.

Glenelg
Adelaides most popular city beach, Glenelg is situated 11 kilometres south of the city centre and is easily accessible by public transport from all areas of the capital. The beach suburb offers an escape from the hustle and bustle of city life for locals and travellers alike.

There are some great restaurants offering fabulous sea food and a huge concentration of fast food outlets for cheap fish and chips. If you need a drink to wash down those fish and chips then Glenelg has enough bars to accommodate the traveller. The bars get extremely busy during the summer and on Sundays Adelaide's younger community descend for the Australian institution, the ‘Sunday session’.

Glenelg is busy all year round but it is extremely busy during the summer months when the beach is lined with locals and tourists in search of a healthy tan. For the traveller backing Australia Glenelg is a great place to base yourself and there are a few accommodation options in the small beach town.