Blogs from Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Sydney What a city. It has everything: beautiful beaches, amazing old and new architecture. It’s a lovely city to spend time in. The modern history of Sydney started in 1788 when a fleet of British ships came in to the harbour. From then until 1900 Sydney was the capital of the British Colony of New South Wales. In 1900 it became the state capital. Sydney was original named New Albion but the colony acquired the name Sydney after the British State Security Thomas Townsend Lord Sydney. Today Sydney is Australia’s largest city and has played host to many international events, including the 2000 Summer Olympics. Laurent and I spent a fun filled time in the city. The day we arrived it was late afternoon and we didn’t have time to start a full activity so we ... read more

The British Airways 777 flight from Singapore to Sydney was like a little slice of home far above the Java sea. Can somebody tell me if there is an etiquette regarding the reclining seats during a flight? It seemed like only a few minutes after we took off and before the substantial in-flight food and drinks, that the person in front of me flipped the lever, and either I was to be too cramped or I was to be part of the great domino effect through the cabin. We landed at Sydney airport early in the morning. There was a risk that my Ukulele was to be confiscated as we had been advised twice, once by the flight's purser, that there are rules regarding bringing wood into the country-I’m pleased to say it lives on to ... read more

L'épisode Sydney est assez spécial dans le sens où on n'a pas profité de la ville au maximum. C'est notre dernière étape à tous les deux, avant que je ne parte en solo pour l'Indonésie. Alexis quant à lui reste une bonne semaine de plus que moi. Finalement à Sydney, on a juste pris les choses au ralenti, et profité de la vie à un rythme plus lent. On a décidé de diviser notre séjour en deux parties: la première à Bondi Beach, une des grandes plages un peu en retrait de la ville, la seconde dans le centre centre ville. La première partie se passe donc à Bondi, où l'on est dans une auberge vraiment décevante. Globalement, les auberge australiennes sont beaucoup plus chères et pauvres à la fois que leurs collègues néo Z. Ce ... read more

Hi Family, Friends and Blog readers, We enjoyed a nice lie in today; Paul and Suzanne had left for work early and both flat mates had gone so we had the place to ourselves. I made us a nice bacon sandwich each and after a shower we headed out to Bondi beach. We decided to walk the to Bondi beach from Coogee, this was a amazing 6km walk along the coast up and down with breath taking views. It took us about an hour to get there and it was well worth it!! The view walking in was so good; Bondi is a great beach but it’s defiantly over rated with plenty of other better beaches to see. We relaxed on the beach reading, then I headed in for a swim, it was freezing and the ... read more

Hi everyone, we're currently down at Bondi Beach watching the surfers ride the waves. Looks hard work if you ask me, we've had a dip in the water and it's cold. It looks a dull day, very cloudy but it is very hot, quite a few people are down here sunbathing. They have surf schools here, each group are in different colour surf gear. Right now we are in the RSL club having lunch, it is right on the front and we have a fantastic view of the beach so watching the surfers as we tuck in. We ordered sweet potato wedges and king prawns and salad, huge portions and very cheap. Apparently the RSL stands for Return Services League, they have photos up of the service men who lost their lives at war. If you ... read more