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 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, 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 […]
Posted in Sightseeing, Sydney, Walks on Dec 24th, 2007 No Comments »
If you go to the “mainstream travel guides” such as Frommer’s or Fodor’s, they really don’t rate very many sights in Sydney that highly. Of course, I learned a long time ago to ignore the mainstream travel guides! I do miss not having a Michelin Green Guide, however, as that for me is […]
Posted in Food and Drink, Melbourne, Sightseeing, Uncategorized on Dec 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
I’m going to miss it as it’s only on Wednesday nights and I won’t get into Melbourne in time, but the Suzuki Night Market in Melbourne at the Queen Victoria Market looks absolutely astounding. Thanks to happy_stomach on my favorite Chicago food forum, who is in the process of writing a great log of dining […]
Posted in Sightseeing, Tasmania on Nov 16th, 2007 No Comments »
One of the most intriguing parts of the trip to me is the ability to go to Tasmania. Somehow just the word evokes a sense of something exotic… Tas-MANIA! Now, saying you’re going to “see Tasmania” is like saying you’re going to “see California,” but I have 106 hours to make the most of it. […]
Posted in Sightseeing, Sydney on Nov 7th, 2007 No Comments »
The Sydney Opera House has developed a new guided tour called “the essential tour.” Since their backstage tour costs A$150, I had pretty much written it off. The essential tour, however, only costs A$27.50, or A$25 if you’re willing to go between 9-10AM. At that price, I’ll definitely go on the […]
Posted in Sightseeing, Sydney, Thinking Aloud on Apr 8th, 2007 No Comments »
Back in this post, I outlined the current draft for the vacation. The first four and a half days are well set, because of Qantas’ schedule to Uluru. Qantas only flys Ayers Rock-Melbourne a couple of days a week, so I am flying Sydney-Ayers Rock on Saturday morning and Ayers-Rock-Melbourne on Monday […]
Posted in Activities, Food and Drink, Melbourne, Sightseeing, Sydney, Tasmania, Uluru on Apr 3rd, 2007 4 Comments »
23 things that came to my mind yesterday and this morning:
Meet my extended family (father’s first cousins) in Melbourne
Walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge
Taronga Zoo
Walk 300,000 steps over 20 days
Find a better Aussie beer than Foster’s
Tour a vineyard and find a great Shiraz I cannot find in America
Not gain more than six pounds
Tour the Sydney […]
