Tag Archives: New South Wales

Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Horizon

When you’re hiking the famous 3-mile coastal walk between Bondi Beach and Coogee Beach outside of Sydney, sometimes you just need to sit, take off your shoes, enjoy some water, and take in a horizon that goes on forever. See … Continue reading

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Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Close-up

I’m really late to the Travel Theme party this week, and I almost blew it off until I found these pics of an amazing close-up encounter with a lioness at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo that I took back in 2009. I … Continue reading

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Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Gardens

I’m a city-livin’ apartment dweller, so I don’t really have a  garden to speak of. I have a nice deck that affords me awesome city views, but the weather up here in the Twin Peaks section of San Francisco where … Continue reading

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Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Dry

The warm, dusky earthtones of both the kangaroo and its surrounding environment make this scene at Sydney’s Wildlife World look downright parched! Temps in the 90’s helped ramp up the arid, Outback-like effect. Gimme some water!!! For more dryness, check … Continue reading

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Happy 40th Anniversary, Sydney Opera House!

Since I’ve lately been on the subject of architecture, my favorite building in the world celebrates its 40th anniversary today! An instant icon, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened on this date in 1973. Since then it has become … Continue reading

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Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Benches

With so much to see and do in Sydney, sometimes you just want to kick back, sit on the nearest bench and take it all in! For more benches, check out Ailsa’s Travel Theme at Where’s My Backpack?

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Sydney Street Art

No matter where I go, I’m always on the lookout for interesting street art, and Sydney was no exception. While not as prolific as San Francisco, Sydney still offered a bonanza of cool, quirky, sometimes challenging, street art. Here are … Continue reading

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Photo Gallery: Sydney 2013

G’day, everybody. Welp, it took a while, but I finally sifted through the thousands of pics I took in Sydney, and here’s what I think are the best. Like every big city, Sydney has many layers, and it isn’t all isn’t … Continue reading

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The Sydney Afterglow

It’s 2:00 AM, San Francisco time, and I’m wide awake. I’ve been home for two days, but it seems that my body clocks are still set to Sydney time, where it’s now nine o’clock PM. So I feel like I … Continue reading

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The Sydney Adventure Continues …

G’day everybody! Welp, I’ve been here in Sydney more than week now, and I’ve still got three days to go! So far, the trip has everything I expected or could hope for … and more! There has been a lot … Continue reading

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