Jenny

If there is only one hike you have time for/ one attraction to visit in the Springbrook National Park, I’d recommend this one.

It’s an absolutely beautiful walk with different terrain and also caves I have never seen before. When you get towards the end of the walk (closer to the falls), you can choose between two paths- one goes up and through caves, where you end up walking behind the waterfall, the other goes down and through the bush until it opens up to the waterfall. Both are good and you can choose one for the way in and one for the way out. I don’t know any other location where you can walk behind the actual falls!

Friendly guy out the front, who gave me good information about the opening times and when there are social games. When I have the time, I’ll definitely try to come! Well maintained and big courts :)

Update 23/12/23: the bathrooms have been renovated! They now have a beautifully clean bathroom and change room area. There are a couple toilets, but only two showers so that is the only downside- you may have to wait a bit for the showers. But other than that, love it!

My go to pool since moving here. It is a decent sized pool with good amounts of parking and good seating areas too. The place is currently under construction so there is no outdoor water bubbler or clock, and the change rooms, toilets and showers are makeshift ones (which are sometimes not very well cared for or maintained by the patrons). Overall, however, the pool is great. I use the outdoor one, which is 25m. It is not heated, but has about 6 lanes for swimming or playing. Depending on the time you come, there may be squad swimming or training, so just keep that in mind. There is an indoor, heated 14m pool that the children generally play in.

The staff/ service here is up and down. Some of the staff are great, friendly and hardworking. Others seem to just stand around and don’t even really bother to greet you.

Yum yum in your tum tum. Nice little atmosphere (a cute little Japanese restaurant) and they had a wide variety of food from bento sets to don bowls to sushi and sides. The food was great too. I got a chicken katsu don and it was delicious- perfectly crispy and a good amount of sauce too! Presentation of all the food was also great. The store itself was very cute and homely and they sold little Japanese soft drinks too. Service was decent. I think the small size of the shop makes it a little bit difficult to navigate around without accidentally hitting people with dishes. The staff, however, were very friendly and hospitable overall :) I would highly recommend!!!

Cute little markets in the middle of Adelaide city. It is right beside the Chinatown area and has a wide variety of foods and other interesting or exciting items. They have food from different countries and is a bit more upmarket compared to regular market food. It is also divided into different “avenues” to keep it organised. The shops range from grocery and meat stores, to bakeries and desserts, to spice and soap or homeware stores. It was quite enjoyable walking through here, and the best part is that it opens at 7am (3 days a week, 9am for the other days) and closes quite late on Fridays, and generally at 5:30pm for most other days.

Probably one of the more enjoyable places to explore in Adelaide as there is generally something for everyone.