The Walking Tour around The Rocks was very interesting, though the guide didn't have a particularly attractive manner - he sounded a bit like Lloyd Grossman, which was disturbing and more than a little off putting. Aside from that, it was an interesting way to explore The Rocks and learn about the early history of Sydney and the development of The Rocks. The Rocks started life as the camp for the convicts from the first ship. It was the rocky headland in the ba...

Well, hello Sydney - after 2 days of travel to get here.... Actually it was quite a good thing, as it broke it up. Early start from Hong Kong, to fly to Singapore, which was fine - except one of my checked bags was rifled during the flight - cheeky b*****s hadn't even bothered to zip it back up!! Fortunately there was absolutely nothing of value in the bag, only clothes, so nothing was stolen. Overnight in a hotel just outside Singapore airport and then another ...