I hate February in Sydney. There – I said it. Even though February is the shortest month of the year, it’s the hardest one to find anything good to say about it. Except perhaps that March comes next – and that’s one of… Read More
I was flicking through old blog posts the other day looking for inspiration and found this one I’d originally written after Angela Savage posted a (melbourne) quiz on her blog. It was a sort of a homage to the quiz that appeared… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel
Tags: Bondi, Bondi to Coogee walk, Cockatoo Island, Cottage Point Kiosk, Fort Denison, Manly, Nielsen Park, places to eat in Sydney, Sydney, Sydney secrets, things to do in Sydney
It was one of those days…the ones that Sydney does particularly well. The ones when the sun was shining, the sky was blue, the harbour was glistening in a way that could have you thinking that someone up there had scattered a… Read More
So anyways, I’m in the process of weaning myself back to a 4 day partition week. Of late, I’ve having more success with this, but still feel humungously guilty- and a little as if I’m skiving off. Surely, I should be spending… Read More
I’m huddled in the shelter attached to the cafe. On a nice day, this place would be packed, tables spilling out onto the grass around, views across the water. Today, though, the tables and chairs are jammed in to fit under the… Read More
So, anyways, my calf muscle is now pretty well healed, and the Routeburn Track is just over a week away. That means I have just over a week to get my head around both the distance and the hills, and get my… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel, Walks
Tags: and anyways, Brighton-le-Sands, Cook's Park Trail, Kyeemagh, Monterey Beach, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, things to do in Sydney, walks in Sydney
I’m going to let you into a secret. Just lately, my childhood fear of heights has resurfaced. It’s extended to bridges- especially those ones that curve up and across and you can’t see the other side of. It’s also extended to flyovers-… Read More
I’ve told you before about the Coogee to Bondi coastal walk (or vice versa)…what I haven’t told you is that the track extends further north…to Watsons Bay…and further south. Yesterday I did the northern leg- from Watsons Bay to Bondi. This part… Read More
Angela Savage* posted a (melbourne) quiz on her blog over the weekend- sort of a homage to the quiz that appeared in the glossy mag that used to appear monthly in The Age. A (sydney) version used to appear in the Sydney… Read More
On a clear day you can see forever- well, at least as far as the Blue Mountains…which today, as a result of the clear skies and wind, are as blue as blue can be. Some days dawn so clear and blue that… Read More
Tag: things to do in Sydney
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Posted on February 25, 2017 by Jo
Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Harbour
I hate February in Sydney. There – I said it. Even though February is the shortest month of the year, it’s the hardest one to find anything good to say about it. Except perhaps that March comes next – and that’s one of… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel Tags: Chiinese Garden of Friendship, Chinese garden, Darling Harbour, Sydney, things to do in Sydney
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Posted on January 9, 2017 by Jo
The Sydney Quiz…
I was flicking through old blog posts the other day looking for inspiration and found this one I’d originally written after Angela Savage posted a (melbourne) quiz on her blog. It was a sort of a homage to the quiz that appeared… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel Tags: Bondi, Bondi to Coogee walk, Cockatoo Island, Cottage Point Kiosk, Fort Denison, Manly, Nielsen Park, places to eat in Sydney, Sydney, Sydney secrets, things to do in Sydney
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Posted on February 19, 2016 by Jo
Friday Five: Cockatoo Island
It was one of those days…the ones that Sydney does particularly well. The ones when the sun was shining, the sky was blue, the harbour was glistening in a way that could have you thinking that someone up there had scattered a… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel Tags: Cockatoo Island, Friday Five, Joanne Tracey, Sydney, Sydney weekender, things to do in Sydney
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Posted on August 15, 2015 by Jo
Collaroy Beach…
So anyways, I’m in the process of weaning myself back to a 4 day partition week. Of late, I’ve having more success with this, but still feel humungously guilty- and a little as if I’m skiving off. Surely, I should be spending… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel Tags: beaches in Sydney, Collaroy Hotel, Colliery Beach, Sydney, Sydney weekender, things to do in Sydney
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Posted on September 12, 2014 by Jo
Cockatoo Island
I’m huddled in the shelter attached to the cafe. On a nice day, this place would be packed, tables spilling out onto the grass around, views across the water. Today, though, the tables and chairs are jammed in to fit under the… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel Tags: Cockatoo Island, day trips in Sydney, ferry trips in Sydney, Sydney ferries, things to do in Sydney
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Posted on February 15, 2014 by Jo
Cooks Park Trail…Part 1 Kyeemagh to Ramsgate
So, anyways, my calf muscle is now pretty well healed, and the Routeburn Track is just over a week away. That means I have just over a week to get my head around both the distance and the hills, and get my… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel, Walks Tags: and anyways, Brighton-le-Sands, Cook's Park Trail, Kyeemagh, Monterey Beach, Ramsgate, Ramsgate Beach, things to do in Sydney, walks in Sydney
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Posted on January 14, 2014 by Jo
Fish and Ships: Blackwattle Bay Loop
I’m going to let you into a secret. Just lately, my childhood fear of heights has resurfaced. It’s extended to bridges- especially those ones that curve up and across and you can’t see the other side of. It’s also extended to flyovers-… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel, Walks Tags: Blackwattle Bay, Blackwattle Bay walking trail, Sydney Fish Markets, Sydney walks, things to do in Sydney
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Posted on November 22, 2013 by Jo
Watsons Bay to North Bondi Coastal Walk…
I’ve told you before about the Coogee to Bondi coastal walk (or vice versa)…what I haven’t told you is that the track extends further north…to Watsons Bay…and further south. Yesterday I did the northern leg- from Watsons Bay to Bondi. This part… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel, Walks Tags: best walks in Sydney, Bondi, Bondi Beach, coastal walks in Sydney, things to do in Sydney, Watsons Bay, Watsons Bay to Bondi coastal walk
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Posted on November 4, 2013 by Jo
the (sydney) quiz…
Angela Savage* posted a (melbourne) quiz on her blog over the weekend- sort of a homage to the quiz that appeared in the glossy mag that used to appear monthly in The Age. A (sydney) version used to appear in the Sydney… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel Tags: Angela Savage, Sydney, things to do in Sydney
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Posted on July 5, 2013 by Jo
St Albans…
On a clear day you can see forever- well, at least as far as the Blue Mountains…which today, as a result of the clear skies and wind, are as blue as blue can be. Some days dawn so clear and blue that… Read More
Category: Sydney, Travel Tags: convict built, day trips from Sydney, Hawkesbury River, historic hotels, St Albans, things to do in Sydney, Wisemans Ferry
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