Sydney

Sydneysiders clean up their act

Date: January 10th, 2005 | 1 comment

It was once dubbed Sin City, but new drinking and smoking laws are turning Sydneysiders into saints.
A cigarette at the pub, a Christmas tinny on Bondi Beach and even the traditional Aussie shout could be outlawed under new regulations proposed by local authorities this year.
“NSW is becoming the no-can-do state,” said NSW Council for Civil [read more]

Fly and maggot plague hits city

Date: November 6th, 2004 | No Comments

SPRING rain, warmth and excessive lawn mowing have combined to cause a plague of flies in Sydney and surrounding areas.
From Fly and maggot plague hits city
Nasty! Anyone currently there want to attes [read more]

Sydney again ranked world�s best city

Date: October 14th, 2004 | 1 comment

Sydney was today ranked the number one city in the world for a record ninth time in the Conde Nast Traveller Readers� Choice Awards in New York. The magazine asked its readers to score cities on a variety of criteria, including ambience, friendliness, culture/sights, restaurants, lodging and shopping.
From Sydney again ranked world�s best [read more]

Sydney, New South Wales

Date: April 17th, 2004 | No Comments

Sydney is home to approximatly 4 million people, or 20% of Australia’s total population. The city is the land down under’s historical, cultural and social epicenter. It is, understandably, the most heavily touristed city, and it boasts the nation’s largest airport.
Sydney is located in New South Wales, Australia’s most heavily populated state. [read more]

Steve Waugh’s Last Stand: Sydney

Date: January 9th, 2004 | 2 comments

Having never been to the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), I didn’t really know what to expect. It’s located walking distance from the center of Sydney and right next to the Sydney Football Stadium (called Aussie Stadium these days).

It was a full house on January 4th for the third day of Steve Waugh’s final test match. [read more]

Why Pay To Travel On Public Transport, When You Can Go For Free

Date: November 24th, 2004 | No Comments

Rebecca Turner, a legal secretary living in Sydney, Australia, decided that there should be a fare free day, and she asked her fellow Sydneysiders supported her and just not buy a train ticket.
This seemed quite an attractive proposition, and more and more people thought it was a good idea, and supported her.
Eventually the state premier [read more]

Down Under: The place that made traveling teen want to stay: Sydney

Date: October 23rd, 2004 | No Comments

Of all the places I’ve been, only Australia has satisfied my craving, and only Sydney stopped my need to travel, to keep discovering new places. One day I will go home, home to Australia, but until then the Voss family adventures will just have to continue.
From Down Under: The place that made traveling [read more]

Beaches of Sydney

Date: September 21st, 2004 | No Comments

In Sydney, it’s beach season year-round. Even if the locals shy away from lying out in the sand, you can almost always find a few surfers out trying to catch the best waves before work, or couples strolling down along the water’s edge. There are a number of popular beaches within an hour [read more]

Sunday night at the Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney

Date: January 10th, 2004 | No Comments

After a night of barely any sleep, and a full day at the cricket (and the prospect of a long day of driving the next day), what better way to end the evening than with a few beers? Even though Sophie and her friends were pretty knackered after sitting in the sun all day, they [read more]

Road Trip from Brisbane to Sydney

Date: January 8th, 2004 | 7 comments

It’s always tough to blog about stuff that happened a few days ago, especially if there is more stuff to blog about right afterwards. So here is a roughly chronological account of the road trip to Sydney…

All packed up and on the road by noon, Sean, Nick and I bomb down the Pacific Highway to [read more]