Adelaide, our base in South Australia
{ Australia Feb/March 2009 - Day 5 - Adelaide, South Australia} The first thing I noted about Adelaide was how deserted the roads are! It reminded me so much of Canberra where I spent around 4 years in university. The second would be the heat and the cloudless sky. We arrived in Adelaide on 25 Feb 2009, after spending four days in Sydney for business. Adelaide would be our base in between our travels to Kangaroo Island and Barossa Valley. We took an early morning flight from Sydney to Adelaide. From the Adelaide domestic terminal, we took the airport bus. The bus departs hourly, cost a flat fee of A$5.00 and stops at various hotels in the Adelaide city. The bus stopped us right in front of the backpackers that we have booked online - Annie's Place. We booked an ensuite double room. The room was small but functional, there was a shared kitchen that can be used at specific times and the building would be locked by 11pm (or thereabout), after which you would need to enter a ...