Thoughts on Sydney I have enjoyed our time in Australia but I would not say Sydney is my favourite city. It is quite like Dublin - some areas are really really nice and others are not so. It is also quite a dirty city but I guess coming here straight from Asia we were a little spoiled as the streets are spotless. I really enjoyed our time in Melbourne and the WhitSundays - yes even my time on the boat! The weather is really good and I can understand why many peo...

We arrived back in Sydney on Boxing day and went out for some dinner and drinks to an Irish Bar! Yes seemingly you can escape Ireland but everywhere you go there is a little bit of Ireland following you. The shopping area of the city was very busy due to the sales. I am keeping myself away from the shops until we go to America - then I will shop shop shop!! The following day (Tuesday 27th) we done the city sightseeing tour bus which was very good and we also go...

We have arrived in Australia! We travelled from Singapore to Sydney on the A380 - the world largest passenger plane - and it realy was huge! We were sitting in row 76 and there were still about 15 rows behind us! Quantas do look after you but there were lots of kids on the plane which made the flight very noisy - thank goodness for headphones! We arrived in Sydney on the Saturday night and once a quick freshen up at the hotel we went to Darling Harbour for so...