Sydney

Sydney- Coffee the size of your Head!

Date: September 20th, 2006 | No Comments

Barking Frog, Manly (Sydney) –

I am going to shoot myself for telling you guys all about this place, but I do have such a hard time keeping such a good place secret. The Barking Frog is an absolutely gorgeous little café with a very French seaside town feel. This fantastic café that serves [read more]

Southern Highlands NSW, Elephant Boy Cafe

Date: September 17th, 2006 | No Comments

Borwal (pronounced Barrel) NSW, in the Southern Highlands is a popular weekend get away for Sydnesiders looking for a bit of “country.” Lush shops, country markets, and slick cafe’s line the streets and surrounds just waiting to cater for the weekly influx of visitors. The landscape is green, mountainous, and cooler than [read more]

Living Down Under

Date: October 19th, 2005 | No Comments

When I moved to Sydney, Australia to attend Sydney Uni, I justified it to all my friends and family by saying that “if the ticket was so expensive, I might as well be there for awhile.” I left in July, thinking that this was it - one last flirtation with travel and life overseas [read more]

World’s Best City: Sydney

Date: July 25th, 2005 | No Comments

It’s the rock star of the world for the eighth time: Sydney claimed top honors in American mag Travel and Leisure’s poll of best places in the world. Bali remained the number one island. Perth was named the number two city in the region.
CNN.com article
Yahoo article
A [read more]

A symbol of an entire country

Date: March 9th, 2005 | 1 comment

As an icon of a city, it is as instantly recognizable as the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty or the Golden Gate Bridge.
It is almost 50 years since Danish architect Joern Utzon was chosen to build the Sydney Opera House at Bennelong Point on the Australian city’s harbor front.
From A symbol of an [read more]

Sydney- Beer, Laksa, and a Show!

Date: September 20th, 2006 | No Comments

The Old Fitroy (Pub/Theater) 129 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo NSW 2011
http://www.oldfitzroy.com.au/trs/shopexd.asp?id=434
This place is a Culture Vulture Backpackers dream. Ah, this place is just down right cool no matter who you are quite honestly. Where else can you get a Laksa+beer+theatre for $24! The Old Fitzroy is a fabulously seedy dingy little place that [read more]

Popular Hostels in Sydney

Date: October 19th, 2005 | No Comments

Sydney, being Australia’s largest city and point of entry for more than 85% of international travelers, is full of hostels. Prices for a backpacker hostel Sydney side usually run around $20 a person for shared accommodation. Although there are a number of places to lay your head, a few giants tend to dominate [read more]

Backpackers’ bed bugs get the bite

Date: September 28th, 2005 | No Comments

New rules to help backpackers in Sydney! Clover Moore, has proposed that all new hostels will require mattress protectors, pillow covers and dense foam to ‘eliminate bedbugs’. Coverings must be washed after each backpacker. While these rules will only apply to new hostels, I’d pay the extra $$ to know that my [read more]

Move to stamp out illegal backpacker operators

Date: June 23rd, 2005 | No Comments

Authorities Move to stamp out illegal backpacker operators in a new taskforce designed to protect backpackers and guests that visit New South Wales. “There are real dangers associated with trying to cram people - more than you should - into premises that haven’t been set up and designed for backpacking,” said NSW Tourism Minster Sandra [read more]

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney wins �Best Hotel in Australia�

Date: January 29th, 2005 | No Comments

Four Seasons Hotel Sydney has been recognised as the best hotel in Australia in the 2005 TRAVEL + LEISURE Top 500 World�s Best Awards.
The Awards highlight the views, location, spa and 24-hour gym and business centre as the top reasons to visit Four Seasons Hotel Sydney.
From Four Seasons Hotel Sydney wins �Best Hotel in [read more]