After the luxury and ease of Wake Up, we were a little aprehensive about our move to the (slightly cheaper) Base Backpackers Hostel, about 15 minutes walk away on Kent Street. And as much as I’d like to say we were proved wrong…I really can’t. I mean, Base is nice enough, the people are friendly, … More Hostel Review: Base Backpackers, Sydney
Last week ended with a pretty epic visit to our friend Bulmer’s farm, where we rode quad bikes, rounded up some cows, saw a brand new baby calf (literally about an hour old!), went out for dinner, played some drinking games and generally had a wicked time. It was awesome to get out of the … More Last Days In Sydney
Rosa and I spent our last week in Sydney mostly just chilling and catching up with friends. This photos is from our last night in the city when we went out for drinks with our friends Andrew, Scott and Jen to Opera Bar to watch the sunset…a great way to end our stay on a … More Photo Of The Week: Out And About In Sydney
1. Wander round the Botanical Gardens and marvel at the bats. 2. Go to the Sydney Aquarium and see all the fishes…little and large. 3. Visit Manly beach…if only to decide that it’s far too crammed full of people and you never want to go again. 4. Go for NYE and see the fireworks…best in … More Top 10 Things To Do In Sydney
Just a quick post to tell you all of my new position at UK travel blogging community Gap Daemon…I’m one of their Travelling Interns! This means that I’ll be writing articles for them about my travels over the next 100 days, as well as uploading lots of photos, and ‘checking in’ to various places as … More I’m A Gap Daemon Travelling Intern!
This week has been an awesome one, topped off by a trip to my friend’s farm, where we went quad biking, saw an hour-old calf, and generally had an amazing time. It was great to get out of the city and see something different, that we wouldn’t usually get the chance to experience.
Upon arrival at Wake Up, Sydney’s ‘best budget accommodation’, you will be greeted with a big open lobby area and a smile. All the staff are jolly and always eager to help you out, whether it be by providing you with information about the city, the hostel instead or giving you your printing for free … More Hostel Review: Wake Up, Sydney
After a very long drive from Melbourne, we finally arrived in Sydney at about 4pm. It was all a bit of a manic rush as we only had half an hour until our hire car was due to be dropped off. We parked in an alleyway, chucked our stuff out of the car and me, … More Sydney…New Year’s And Beyond
So last time I left you, we’d just had a lovely Christmas in Melbourne and an awesome few days after that, seeing what the city had to offer. We even drove the Great Ocean Road…in ONE day! We woke pretty early on our last morning in Melbourne and by about 9am we were on our … More Road-Tripping to Sydney
Sydney for New Years Eve…everyone’s dream right? There’s definitely a reason for this…best. fireworks. ever! It was an awesome night, with friends old and new…I couldn’t have asked for a better way to welcome 2012!
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