Venturing north – of the Bridge that is
One thing about travel is that it challenges all your assumptions. As a born and bred Sydneysider I know a lot about the place. And despite what you may have heard about Australia being a …
Sydney
Botany Bay
One of the great things about La Perouse is the beaches. Regardless of which way the wind is blowing, you can find a sheltered beach. And they’re perfect for families, with white sand and no …
From the harbour to the bay – and Anglo-French relations
This tour of Sydney is quickly turning into a trip down memory lane. Not deliberately, but because I really have seen lots of Sydney – and have family connections to it. Even though I haven’t …
Sydney’s No 1 tourist attractions
If you’re going to experience Sydney you might as well start at the beginning , a very good place to start so they say. And for modern Sydney the beginning is The Rocks. I’ve always …
Lesson No 1 – Public transport ticketing in Sydney is a nightmare
I love outback Australia. I’ve done a few trips to various places and am planning my next, but in the meantime I figured if I can’t get out and travel, then how about I bring …
Tourism at home
I’m travelling while still staying at home. When I was younger, my mother always said that when you live somewhere you never bother to really see it. She was right (but don’t ever tell her …