Cheap Eats in Chinatown Sydney

Chinatown Sydney

Chinatown in Sydney is a place we venture to quite often. We love Asian food. We love authentic Asian food. And we love value for money. You get all that in Chinatown Sydney. It’s no secret Sydney can be an expensive place to visit, and dining out is no exception. So more often than not, whether it be lunch or dinner, when we take our regular day trips into Sydney

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Steve Irwin: Remembering A Wildlife Warrior on Australia Day

Steve Irwin Australia Zoo

I’ll never forget where we were when we found out. Lisa’s guesthouse in Yangshuo China. We had just gotten back after  glorious day cycling through the Yangshuo countryside and decided to check our emails before heading out for dinner. AS soon as I opened the Yahoo browser, a picture of a stingray and the latest news headline flashed up at me. I blinked several times and read the words over

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Travel Photo – Sailing in Sydney

Sailing in sydney

To learn more about sailing in Sydney on a tall ship read our blog post here.

Movie World: Gold Coast Theme Parks

Movie World Gold Coast

Theme parks used to be all about the thrills and spills, the adrenaline rush of the fastest roller coasters in the world, and big drops. Once you have children that all changes. Not because you want it to, or it becomes too risky, its just that you have no one to mind the kids while you take off and freak yourself out. Instead you find yourself being squashed in the

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Travel Photo – Gold Coast, Australia

Gold Coast, Australia

What it’s Like Staying at the Marriott Surfers Paradise – A Review

Marriott Resort and Spa Surfers Paradise

Wow - Staying at places like the Marriott Surfers Paradise can be really dangerous, as I don’t ever want to leave the room. I have never stayed at a Marriott Resort and Spa before. And there are not many places I have stayed around the world where I feel as though every day is steeped in luxury. I’m not one for staying indoors but upon entering the door of our room, I had to

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Sailing the Tall Ships in Sydney Harbour and Climbing the Mast

Sailing the tall ships Sydney Harbour

Fresh oysters with a lemony tang, barbecued prawns, crab rolls, spinach and feta triangles, the platters of food kept on coming around. Except I could barely eat it. I had to also limit my intake of champagne on this bright and sunny spring day on Sydney Harbour to one. It wasn’t that I was sick, or not enjoying myself. I was to a degree… It was because I was about

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Macleay Serviced Apartments, Potts Points Sydney

Macleay Serviced apartments Potts Point

Often when we are travelling, especially long term, hotels and hostels tend to lose their attractor factor as we crave something a little more homely. This is where apartment style accommodation becomes a really great option for any type of traveller. Now that we have a family, we are more inclined to look at these options when choosing a place to stay in a destination. We like the extra room

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Australia Blog Roundtable: Why I Love Australia

Australian beach

This is the first in a series of posts for the Australia Blog Roundtable, a collaboration of a group of travel bloggers and writers to blog on one of their favourite subjects – Australia. The others in the group are Brooke from WhyGo Australia, Colm from Hostel World, Kate from Nomads Hostels and Michaela from Rocky Travel. This month’s subect – ‘Why I love Australia’. I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains,

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Birthday Dinner at The Malaya Restaurant, King St Wharf, Sydney

Original Malaya curry with king prawns

I love King St Wharf in Sydney. It is at the Northern end of Darling Harbour and is lined with cool bars and restaurants that have awesome views. What better way to spend my birthday then to have dinner with my family at a flash Malaysian restaurant, The Malaya which is well known for its contemporary harbourside setting and delicious Asian meals. We have really enjoyed our Malaysian Kitchen meals

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