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 Photography, Sydney on Jan 7th, 2008 No Comments »
From getting on the plane in LA until yesterday afternoon. Link to Shutterfly album.
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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, 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 Communications, Melbourne, Sydney on Nov 12th, 2007 No Comments »
Everywhere Internet is a growing chain of Internet cafes and kiosks in Sydney. They have some signficant investors, including a 20 percent stake by a division of Macquarie Bank. You prepay and get a voucher good at any of their locations, and access is A$2-A$3/hour. They claim to have games, […]
