Take a Fresh Look at Parramatta?
Come now, TripAdvisor — your “things to do” in Parramatta are mostly, on inspection, not in Parramatta at all. It […]
Travel Stories, Australia, On the Road, Sydney
Australia
Downtown tourism on New Year’s Day
A day of downtown tourism on New Year’s Day, and it opened with a real win: the Sydney Metro. Gadigal
Up the coast to Terrigal
Up the coast to Terrigal today, under a moody sky — dark cloud, scattered showers, the whole scene turned dramatic
Travel Stories, Australia, On the Road, Sydney
Strolling an Olympic Trail
We took the train from Epping to Concord West and spent the morning on one of the trails through Sydney
Family and Chinese New Year
Today belonged to the Chinese New Year. We gave it over almost entirely to eating and to meeting relatives —
Eastwood and the Wallumedegal people.
We spent the day among the markets, shops and food spots of Eastwood, where the history runs a good deal
Carlingford Court
No travelling today — just the short drive up to Carlingford Court and the serious business of recovery. The centre
Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days was a tall tale when Jules Verne published it in 1872. Today it reads