Cathy Lin hesitated when a friend suggested that her family visit a winemaking area for a day during their vacation in Sydney.
After all, Lin and her husband did not really drink alcohol and their son was only 11.
But when they found out that the Hunter Valley was just about two hours' drive from the city, it suddenly seemed like an attractive stop on their weeklong holiday.
"It had good food and other family-friendly draws other than wine — like chocolates, cheese, hot-air ballooning and golf — so we decided to check it out," said Lin, 38, an accountant from Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian province.
The family ended up driving around the picturesque valley. Lin herself squeezed in a wellness spa treatment after they visited a wildlife park and took in the rolling hills on a short horseback trail ride. She even managed to sample a few wines at a winery as her husband took over the wheel.
"We saw kangaroos grazing around vineyards under the warm sunshine. It turned out to be quite an Australian experience," she said.
