Elliot will be staying in Julie's hometown of Bowral in the picturesque Southern Highlands of New South Wales. Bowral is situated  126 kilometres south of Sydney & is 661 metres above sea-level. It was first transversed in 1798.

The townsite, initially known as Wingecarribee, soon changed to Burradoo and, by the time the railway station was built in 1867, it was known as Bowral. By 1871 the town had a population of 133. It was correctly believed that the railway would attract Sydneysiders to the pleasant country air and the European climate, particularly in summer when the humidity of Sydney became oppressive. The town started to grow rapidly. New and more substantial buildings appeared. The first bank branch was opened in 1877. By 1881 the population had risen to 363 and was increasing. Wealthy Sydneysiders began to establish grand country homes and English-style gardens, some of which are still flourishing.

Grazing and cattle-breeding drove the economy. Bowral became, and still is, the commercial centre of the Southern Highlands, as well as a service centre to the surrounding properties.

Today Bowral is a decidedly up-market, some would say yuppified, tourist centre full of boutiques, gift shops, antique dealers, restaurants and cafes, bookshops and art galleries. It is possessed of a healthy climate and scenery reminiscent of rural England. There are a number of excellent municipal parks and playgrounds. With an economy focused on tourism, vegetables, dairying and grazing the current population is over 8000.

The town's famous 'Tulip Festival', offers spectacular floral displays and a rare opportunity to wander through the sumptuous English gardens of some of the town's larger private homes.