Posted in Melbourne, Sightseeing on Jan 9th, 2008 1 Comment »
It’s 12:15pm Thursday in Melbourne as I start to write this. It’s also 98 degrees outside, with a high of 103 expected. You’d think that since Melbourne is further south, it’d be cooler than Sydney. Not always… it’s going to be like this today and Friday, then cool off into the low 80s for […]
Posted in Food and Drink, Sightseeing, Sydney on Jan 8th, 2008 3 Comments »
Yesterday was a great day. Except for a couple of passing drizzles, the day was perfect weather-wise: high 70s, good humidity to feel that you’re sea-side, partly cloudy. The first thing I had to do is get a new charger for my cellphone. Even though the old was was dual rated, and I’ve used it […]
Posted in Activities on Jan 8th, 2008 3 Comments »
Several of you have asked about Australian TV. I’m staying at hotels, so I don’t have the full spectrum of cable/satellite TV that your typical Aussie has at home. The Four Points had about eight channels (3 of them being Fox Sports), and the Hilton has maybe 14. While stuck in bed, I watched a […]
Posted in Food and Drink, Sydney on Jan 7th, 2008 2 Comments »
I moved to the Hilton Sydney yesterday afternoon. It’s a far different experience than the Four Points. The hotel is very sleek, with Scandinavian influences in in-room design. The rooms are much smaller than my two-room suite at the Four Points, but about the same size as a regular room there. I’ve traded a view […]
Posted in Sightseeing, Sydney on Jan 6th, 2008 2 Comments »
Another day’s worth of medications seems to have done the trick, and I’m feeling much better today. Still not good enough to go walk for three miles, but enough that I think I can go for a light stroll for dinner tonight.
I’m switching hotels this afternoon. The Four Points is ok, but it is not […]
Posted in Sydney, Walks on Jan 6th, 2008 No Comments »
Before my health deteriorated, I spent Saturday morning doing a walking tour of Sydney. The tour is offered by Bounce Tours, who have been in business for about two years. I had made the reservation for Friday online from the LA airport, and when I arrived in Sydney I had a message […]
Posted in Food and Drink, Sightseeing, Sydney, Walks on Jan 4th, 2008 No Comments »
I woke up on Friday at 0630 with a nasty throat full of post-nasal drip, so I spent the entire day sounding like I had TB: one of those periodic non-productive coughs. I think the issue is a mix of allergies and lack of humidity. I was very dejected, as this is exactly […]
Posted in Food and Drink on Jan 4th, 2008 No Comments »
The Economist calls the Big Mac Index “arguably the world’s most accurate financial indicator to be based on a fast-food item.” The idea is that a Big Mac is a Big Mac regardless of the country, and so the cost of one […]
Posted in Food and Drink, Sightseeing, Sydney on Jan 4th, 2008 No Comments »
It’s 6pm on Day 2 (the 4th), so before I head out for dinner, I need to get caught up to at least just 12 hours behind. My plane landed at Sydney Airport at 8:15am, and by 10 I was at the hotel. I took a side trip before leaving the airport […]
Posted in Air Travel, Food and Drink, Sightseeing, Sydney on Jan 3rd, 2008 3 Comments »
Greetings from Sydney. It’s 6:30pm local time, and I’m trying to stay awake for another 90 minutes before calling it a night. I will write more tomorrow when I have a more stable internet connection. But:
The flights were uneventful, which is how I like it. I got 3 hours of sleep about 1/4 way through the […]
