Beaches, check; ferry ride, check; coffee, check; wildflowers, check; wildlife (sorry – mostly big lizards), check and magnificent ocean and harbour … More
Tag: Sydney
Boon Cafe: boom times
You eat at Boon Café because of the name. Boon. Who doesn’t want to go there? And you come back … More
Backpackers free camping payday
In-the-know backpackers (which it seems is all of them) are adept at nabbing the best camping spots for free. They … More
Walk Pyrmont
Pyrmont is a finger of land sluiced between Sydney’s Darling Harbour and ever-so-trendy Glebe and Rozelle. It holds a grand … More
Bike Sydney
My article in Where Sydney magazine http://www.wheretraveler.com/sydney about bicycling in Sydney is now out! So here is the article in … More
When market forces don’t consume bad restaurants
Have you heard of the Vapiano Italian restaurant chain? Last Saturday, while trawling for a Sydney restaurant that didn’t cost … More
Korean food fad puts Gangnam style in the shade
Korean food, so long the poor cousin of Japanese, has finally stepped onto the foodie stage and taken a … More
Blue Mountains: what’s new to do
If you’ve never been to the Blue Mountains, or it’s been a while since you were there, here’s a round-up, … More
Hard landing on restaurant’s soft furnishings
I have another blog, Julie’s Rant, where I rant about all things evil: politics, TV, menu malfunctions and the like. … More
Eat Eastwood: Sydney’s Little Korea
Eastwood isn’t too far from my joint in Sydney, so one sunny Sunday recently I took the train to check … More
