Category: New South Wales
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the story of the three sisters
The Three Sisters, or Meehni, Wimlah and Gunneddoo, are a rock formation at Echo Point in the Blue Mountains. The aboriginal legend is that three sisters fell in love with three men from a rival tribe. But because they couldn’t marry outside of their tribes, the men went and captured the sisters. This sparked a…
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5 spots to get the best view of the sydney opera house
I’ll start with what you might think would be the obvious choice (but surprisingly, it isn’t even the best seat in the house!) Sydney Opera House – construction on this performing arts center started in 1958 and opened 15 years later in 1973. They host all types of events, such as plays, ballets, concerts, and…
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the third largest fish market in the world
Sure, it’s no Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, but it’s still pretty impressive. There are so many options to choose from. Raw or cooked? Western rock lobster or Tasmanian lobster? Blue swimmer crabs or mud crabs? Balmain bugs or Moreton Bay bugs? I could go on but I think you get the picture. Every type…
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sydney cheat sheet
We’ve all used one in school and if you say you haven’t, then you’re lying! You know, that tiny piece of paper with the impossibly hard to read small font – yet you’ve managed to fit a textbook chapter’s worth of information on there. So I’ve decided to take that concept and apply it here…
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11 things i learned while visiting australia
First thing’s first, I’m the realest. Kidding. Just a reference to Iggy Azalea’s, (who happens to be from Australia) “Fancy”. Thanks to her, I can no longer say, “First thing’s first” without rapping the entire first verse of that song in my head. (or out loud if I’ve had a few drinks). But anyway, we’re…
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how to survive a 23-hour flight
Well if I’m being nit picky, it’s really only 21 hours of flying. It’s six hours from JFK to LAX, then you have a two hour layover, and then a quick (queue sarcasm) 15 hour flight from LAX to SYD. But of course, it just had to snow on the day I was flying out,…
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australia 2015
Australia has been at the top of my travel bucket list for as long as I can remember. I’m not exactly sure why. Maybe it was the Great Barrier Reef that caught my eye? Maybe it was the Australian accents? Maybe because it was so far away and different from home? I don’t know what…
how to be a traveler 