We’re on our last leg of My Sydney Detour – a tour aiming to help visitors become a Sydney local in a day that doesn’t feel like a tour at all, but more like a drive around Sydney with a mate in a very cool old car. By late afternoon we find ourselves on a … Read more
The best beaches in Sydney to spread out your towel range from lovely Manly, which feels like a sleepy holiday town, and breathtaking Bondi Beach, a first stop for most visitors to Sydney, to the stunning northern beaches of Sydney such as Palm Beach, the fictional town of ‘Summer Bay’ in long-running soapie Home and … Read more
Here’s a look back at the best of 2012 travel highlights from another year grand touring – from the bathtub of New Zealand’s beautiful Matakauri Lodge no less – a year in which our travels focused largely on Asia and Australasia. It was a year in which we seemed to continuously be doing journeys, by … Read more
One of the things we love about our favourite city in Australia is the Sydney small bar scene. The abundance of small bars that have flourished since new liquor licensing laws in 2008 have revitalized the city’s drinking scene. With their owners often found behind the bar, each has its own distinct character, atmosphere and … Read more
High Coffee in Sydney makes for a heady alternative to afternoon tea. It also makes sense if you’ve been hiking the hilly streets of Sydney seeing the sights all day and your after-dark plans involve hitting the city’s bars and restaurants. Make a beeline for the Cortile at the InterContinental Hotel Sydney for coffee, carbs … Read more