Sydney Stories


Walkaout Sydney

Bill and I have been walking all over Sydney. A nice change from the driving holiday. We have seen all the attractions in town. The Opera House was awesome and when we took the ferry to Manley we had a world cruise liner pass by in front of the House. Pretty majestic. We have been to aquariums and wildlife zoos where we have learned about all the u...


The Enjoyment of Driving Vacation in Australia!

When I visit a place, an impression is formed inside me. Often time, the impression can’t be explained logically. It can’t be broken into different categories nor be assigned weighted values. It is just is. In this regard, Sydney is very inviting and welcoming. 180 nationalities now call Sydney home. Undulating landscapes, artful gardens, history-tellin...


Royal National Park

Driving around Sydney could be very expensive had I not have a portable GPS with speed and traffic light radar data. This Cabrio is not equipped with the Sat Nav option. Police is barely seen on the highways or roads around or outside town. But my GPS warns me almost at every two blocks about the existence of such devices. They are everywhere like Starb...


Driving in Streets of Sydney

I commute to work through George St. from my hotel in Darling Harbor neighborhood. It is one of my favorite streets in Sydney downtown. It has multiple personalities. On the south end, it starts in Chinatown where the Asian immigrant settled in the second half of 19th century. In the north end, it concludes at the historic Rock district where the first ...