Life's a Beach! What trip to Sydney would be complete without going to Bondi! We got up early and headed out by train and bus to the beach, it only took about 30 minutes and as you got closer the suits and briefcases of the city turned into shorts and surf boards. As soon as you step off the bus you see the coffee shops and surf shacks, you can rent or buy boards or just get a book and sit and watch life pass you by. As far as the beach goes it is ju...

Hello All Well we decided to let someone else do the driving and booked a trip to the Blue Moutains. We set off early in the morning and headed off for the mountains, it is about 100Km from Sydney. We had a short stop at the Olympic Village and got to see the Telstra Stadium and everything which was built for the 2000 Olympics - it was pretty cool but as it is outside the city it is a little like a ghost town as on a day to day basis nothing actually goes on th...

Hello all Well we're back in Sydney, it's good to be back, the weather is nicer and we feel confident about navigating ourselves around now. We're staying in the same hotel we were when we came the first time and everything with flights and things went fine to get here. We have got pretty good at making the most of our time and although we only arrived in the afternoon we headed out to the SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground) to watch an AFL (Australian Footba...

Hello from Down Under! Well here we are - this is the big journey now. We made it to Sydney with no problems, the flight was a bit to short to get enough sleep so we had to stay in yesterday afternoon for a quck catnap, then it was out to the bars! We had a few drinks for St Pat's and enjoyed people watching - lots of Guiness Hats with corks in true Australian fashion. Today we made it to the Harbour to see the Bridge and Opera House, so there are e...