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The Rocks is the bit of Sydney everyone walks through and nobody actually visits. Most travellers cross it on the way from Circular Quay to the Harbour Bridge, snap a quick photo, and move on. But if you’re looking for the best things to do in The…
Sydney has a tourist food problem. The sit-down restaurants on the harbour charge 35 dollars a main, the cafes near the Opera House want 7 bucks for a flat white, and the rooftop bars charge 25 dollars for a cocktail before tax. None of it is what…
Most people go to Bondi, take a photo at the lifeguard tower, swim for an hour, and leave saying it was nice but expensive. They missed the whole thing. If you are looking for the best things to do in Bondi Beach , the secret is that the area works…
The trip from Circular Quay to Manly is what people actually mean when they tell you to "do the harbour" in Sydney. It is a thirty-minute ferry ride that cruises right past the Opera House, under the Harbour Bridge, and out towards the heads of…
Solo travel is brilliant for about two days. And then you wake up on day three, realise you haven't had a real conversation in 48 hours, and the small talk at the breakfast bar is starting to feel like work. If you are navigating solo travel in…
Newtown is the Sydney neighbourhood that catches you off guard. You go for a quick coffee on King Street, and somehow it is 5 PM and you are still there. If you are building your itinerary and looking for the best things to do in Newtown Sydney ,…
Sydney has a reputation for being painfully expensive, and it's half-deserved. The other half is that travellers pay for the exact same thing two or three times because of one bad choice early in their trip. If you want to figure out how to visit…
Surry Hills is probably the Sydney neighbourhood you will fall in love with first. It is twenty minutes from the harbour on foot, packed full of small bars and cafes that locals actually go to, and unlike a lot of Sydney, you can spend a Saturday…
Darling Harbour is the postcard. It is also where Sydney does its absolute best impression of being expensive on purpose. A standard meal on the waterfront can hit 50 dollars a person before you have even ordered a drink, the IMAX tickets are steep,…
Your first hostel stay in Sydney is half the trip and half a major logistics puzzle. The city is gorgeous and expensive in equal measure, and whether you come back saying it was the best trip of your life or a stressful endurance test usually comes…
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