Happy New Year everyone! Spending new year's eve in Sydney has officially ruined new year for me forever - I don't think it will ever be that good again! I was very spoiled and invited on a little tour of apartments with some of the best views in town to watch the fireworks. First stop was a balcony in Manly on the North Shore to watch the 9pm fireworks with the tv simultaneously showing the harbour fireworks! All the Australians were a bit disappointed with th...

It's been a bit of a shock arriving into the middle of Christmas in Sydney after being somewhere so un-Christmassy for the last few months. It doesn't quite seem right having people singing carols on the street when it's about 28 degrees and everyone's on the beach! I've been having a fab time doing all the touristy things - zoo, aquarium, botanical gardens, opera house etc. And even managed a day on Manly beach watching everyone else being very energetic and su...