Posted in Food and Drink, Sightseeing, Sydney, Walks on Jan 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
And finally, we arrived at the last night. Not sadly, it’s time to go home. But I wanted the last night to be a time of reflection before getting back to the chaos. When I toured Europe alone for a similar length of time in 1993, I spent most of the final […]
Posted in Sightseeing, Tasmania, Walks on Jan 16th, 2008 4 Comments »
Today I visited Freycinet National Park, off of the town of Coles Bay, about 20 minutes south of my hotel. Coles Bay has one of those vibes that screams “tremendous amounts of drugs were used here in 1970.” But today, it’s a small town with rental properties and a few businesses, boat tours, […]
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 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 Sydney, Walks on Apr 19th, 2007 4 Comments »
The city of Sydney has developed a set of eight self-guided walking tours with various themes. Each tour is designed to take less than two hours. Some of the topics are on the silly side, but the Colony, Heritage, and Community walks seem interesting. The Heritage tour is a candidate for my first afternoon in […]
Posted in Tasmania, Walks on Mar 26th, 2007 No Comments »
The Parks and Wildlife Service in Tasmania has a set of 60 Great Short Walks in locations throughout Tasmania. These walks are as short as half a kilometer, and have a variety of difficulties. The web site has both an interactive guide and a downloadable PDF file.
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