Australian Parliament buildings
As a federated country Australia has rather a lot of parliament buildings, one for each of the six states (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia),…
Tag: Sydney
Best of 2017 – Photography – Australia
One of my favourite travel destinations (thankfully, as other than the Pacific Islands it’s the only place within reasonable flying distance of New Zealand), I made four trips to Australia…
Vivid Festival, Sydney
Every June Sydney is filled with light as city landmarks are illuminated in a riot of colour and pattern during the Vivid Festival. The obvious centre point of the festival…
Palm Beach to Narrabeen, Sydney
The plan looked good on paper. Catch the longest bus route in Sydney (the 190) to Palm Beach, walk 35km down to Manly, and catch the ferry back into town.…
Sydney At Night
Even when the famous annual Vivid Festival isn’t on Sydney is pretty good looking at night, with many of it’s historic building beautifully lit up. The Art Deco Anzac Memorial…
Best of 2015 – Photography
A selection of my favourite photos taken this year, covering New Zealand, Australia and the UK. All taken on my trusty (and compact) Sony Cyber-shot DCS-RX100. Auckland West coast walks…
Cultural highlights – October / November 2015
A relatively quiet three weeks, thanks in part to a new job, with only two books read. Did however fit in six trips to the theatre, three to the cinema…
Further afield – Sydney day walks
One of my favourites places for day walks. Unlike New Zealand most are easily accessible by public transport, usually a train or scenic ferry ride. Watsons Bay to The Gap…
Further afield – Coastal Track, Sydney Royal National Park
Thought I’d set myself a bit of a challenge and do this 31km two-day track in one, sun-baked, sweaty and slightly stressful, but very scenic, rewarding and energetic day. The…
Further afield – Sculptures by the Sea, Sydney
Every year the spectacular stretch of Sydney coastline between Bondi and Tamarama plays host to Sculptures by the Sea, the largest free to the public sculpture trail in the world,…
Further afield – Sydney
One of my favourite cities, in a beautiful natural setting with lots going on. Though with a population larger than the whole of New Zealand (three times the size of…