A few months ago I visited a small town called Broulee on the south coast of New South Wales. To celebrate my niece’s 2nd birthday, my family and I took a few days off from our daily routines and booked…
If you’re planning a trip to Sydney you’re probably looking forward to the sun and sea. Both are great fun, but what might not be as obvious to non-locals is that Sydneysiders are lucky to be surrounded by a wide…
“North of the Bridge? I better not forget my passport then.” So remarked my friend when I invited him to visit my new home, a dear little art-deco apartment. I’d just signed over the next 25 years of my life…
“Driver Reviver. Free (cup graphic). Exit next 5 km”. Having travelled between Brisbane and Sydney along the Pacific Highway many times over the years to visit family and friends, Driver Reviver signs have always been a welcome relief. They are…
A while ago I stumbled, literally, across one of the most serene and beautiful beaches in Sydney. Resolute Beach. Perhaps it’s familiar to some already, but to me it seemed like a secret known only to a few lucky ones…
I’m always surprised to hear foreigners and out-of-town-ers say that they reckon Sydneysiders are cliquey. Having been fortunate to meet so many wonderful locals I thought I’d jot down my 5 tips for finding friendly locals to share stories with…
Many small Australian towns find it necessary to rally around a novelty architectural icon for the purposes of tourism. Often taking the form of a giant replica of something abundant in the region, these structures are prefaced by ‘The Big…’,…
Here is my list of 20 reasons why Marrickviille, a suburb in Sydney’s inner west, is just plain rad. It’s my neighbourhood, and a neighbourhood that I chose to live in over the apparently more obvious beachside or inner-city alternatives. …
Have you noticed? You can tell a lot about a place by the way its people conduct their love lives, and the young singles’ scene in Sydney is fascinating at the moment. Settling back into Sydney life over the last…
Taxi drivers fascinate me. You can pretty much always strike up a conversation with a taxi driver, whether it be of the polite small-talk variety, the comedic, the road-rage hysterical, or even the politically incorrect. Then there’s the friendly conversationalist….
Spending 10 days in silence and meditating for 8+ hours a day may not sound like your idea of a dream holiday. However, if you want to experience an inner calm that continues long after that first day back at…
One massive perk of living in Sydney is the ability to escape its concrete heart and find oneself on an overpopulated beach in less than an hour. Every year, as summer emerges, so too do swarms of sunbathers, searching for…
