Archive for September, 2007
Sydney, Hot Dates in October
Date: September 27th, 2007 | No CommentsEvery October Sydney comes alive with festivals. The below are some of the loved up major annual events. The dates listed here are for 2007, however, these weekends generally remain constant each year.
Darling Harbour Fiesta
Sept28-October 1st
Mariachis, capoeiristas and flamenco… Darling Harbour is going light up and dance to the Latin beat. Featuring [read more]
Sydney in October, a month not to be missed
Date: September 24th, 2007 | No CommentsI know October probably isn’t the first month of the year you would think of to come visit Sydney. BUT! it shoudl be! October really is one of the best months of the year. Spring is just kicking into high gear, and with it- the party season. People are just creeping [read more]
Aussie Slang, How to understand Aussie #7
Date: September 13th, 2007 | 1 commentOK so I haven’t written one of these in a while, and man are there some great Aussie-isms out there! I love the Aussie Translation Guide series. I hear-by promise to keep these coming. When you are traveling Down Under, you will undoubtedly hear slang that is very uniquely Australian. I [read more]
Dubbo Zoo, How to Hear Cheetahs Purr
Date: September 5th, 2007 | 1 commentGet sneezed on by a giraffe, get licked by a rhino and get stalked by a cheetah. If you come to visit NSW and have a bit of time to see the place, definitely take the 5 hour trek out to Dubbo. Seemingly in the middle of nowhere, Dubbo is a thriving and [read more]
APEC Week, News From Sydney
Date: September 3rd, 2007 | No CommentsAPEC week has officially shut down Sydney Until September 9th 2007. As you read through and watch some of the some of the attached serious articles and associated silly stuff, it does make one wonder about calling Australia the land of the free. A police state has been declared in the Central Business [read more]
Single Aussie Men, Where to go to Find a Good Bloke
Date: September 25th, 2007 | 1 commentI came across this fantastic and hilarious article via a link from the Daily Boomerang, a very good daily blog about this crazy life and travelling Down Under. Under the pressures of my day job, I have recently been travelling in and around the Singleton NSW area. The Daily Boomerang called me out [read more]
International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Avast ye Beauties!
Date: September 18th, 2007 | No CommentsBrwaack! Polly want a cracker? … Oh, wait. That’s for Talk Like a PARROT Day. Har Har Har! Well, Australia is a land that is surrounded by the sea and is rich with stories of daring sea exploration. So in honor of the day that all good fun loving people should enjoy! [read more]
The Hunter Valley, More Than Just Wine
Date: September 12th, 2007 | No CommentsSo I’ve lived in Sydney for over two years and haven’t managed to get my lazy backside out to the Hunter Valley which is only around 2 hours outside of Sydney. Man have I been missing out! It took the APEC weekend for me to need an escape and book a tour to [read more]
The Hunter Valley, Branxton Hotel
Date: September 3rd, 2007 | No CommentsThe Hunter Valley is a well known wine, coal mining, and race horse breeding area about 2 .5 hours north of Sydney. I am on a work trip and am happliy tucking into a bottle of wine at the affordable yet luxurious Branxton Hotel in the Hunter Valley. Australian Traveller’s Top 100 things to [read more]
Australia Forum Threads of the Week
Date: September 29th, 2006 | No Comments Check out these topics currently being discussed on the Australasia forum at BootsnAll:
Eppyboy and niknak have been discussing traversing Australia via the Great Southern Railway, but neither of them has gone that route yet - niknak is hoping to do it in December, and could use some insights.
Tish wants the hostel experience in Sydney, but [read more]
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