I hate it when a holiday ends…it means trying to jam everything back into cases and saying goodbye to the place…or places…you have called home while you were away. I faced the journey home today with a little more trepidation then usual, because for the past few days I have been suffering from a blocked […]
My favourite must visit place in Sydney is the Queen Victoria Building…I just love the old world ambiance combined with the gorgeous architecture… The QVB was constructed between 1893 to 1898, is 30 metres wide and 190 metres long. It was originally built as a market place, however it has been used for a variety […]
By pure luck, when I booked our accommodation in Sydney, we ended up not far from the vintage mecca that is Newtown. Along King Street are numerous vintage shops, which equals my idea of perfect retail therapy. And by chance, the first one we visited was absolutely fabulous! The Vintage Drawer is a small shop, […]
We are currently attending the Australian National Brass Band Competition, which is being held in Sydney. Every year, bands converge into a location, to compete in various grades, in the hope to be victorious as Australian champions. As always with these contests, there is a lot of waiting around, which allows for some socialising and […]
Whenever we travel, we love to explore and find new places to eat…and this trip is no exception! We arrived in Sydney, and wanted some brunch to start the day, so picked a random suburb/road and ended up at Scrambled, in Enmore. Scrambled is located on the very busy Enmore Road, so it can be […]
Melbourne’s city streets were awash with gold and brown of the Hawks supporters, and the red and white of the Swans supporters today…in fact, I think most of Sydney is in town! And Mother Nature kindly turned on some gorgeous sunny weather…footy fever is getting stronger and it was time for the AFL Grand Final […]