Road Trip! Brisbane to Sydney in 6 days


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June 15th 2009
Published: June 15th 2009
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With our second wedding anniversary fast approaching at the beginning of May, Sidd and I tossed around several ideas on how to make it a memorable occasion. As luck would have it, Sidd randomly had a week off of work and I was also able to take a week off from my part-time position. Yes, I did work for 2 months in Brisbane, but must confess that of those 2 months, I was able to take 2 weeks off f... Read Full Entry



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Wentworth FallsWentworth Falls
Wentworth Falls

The mini part...
More Hiking!More Hiking!
More Hiking!

Deciding the first hike wasn't enough, we did a few shorter ones around Wentworth Falls
Thakral SuiteThakral Suite
Thakral Suite

The hotel upgraded us to a suite!
Second Year Anniversary!Second Year Anniversary!
Second Year Anniversary!

Quick photo before dinner.
Rise RestaurantRise Restaurant
Rise Restaurant

We thoroughly enjoyed the degustation menu at Rise, a Japanese/French Restaurant in Darlinghurst.
View from the top of the Shangri-LaView from the top of the Shangri-La
View from the top of the Shangri-La

Beautiful view of the opera house.
ParkadeParkade
Parkade

The underground parkade was kinda creepy. Was very old and a massive labyrinth. When you finally pop out into daylight, you are 3 blocks away from where you entered!
A mere $59 per dayA mere $59 per day
A mere $59 per day

And we complain about the parking rates in Calgary?
Sparkling ShirazSparkling Shiraz
Sparkling Shiraz

Yummy wine from Hunter Valley.
My 1st ever McMuffinMy 1st ever McMuffin
My 1st ever McMuffin

Not bad really...
Coogee BeachCoogee Beach
Coogee Beach

Walking from Coogee to Bondi... well, part way.
Surfers!Surfers!
Surfers!

This is Sidd surfing...just kidding
Amora HotelAmora Hotel
Amora Hotel

Yes, there is a difference between a 4 star and 5 star hotel!
View from our bed!View from our bed!
View from our bed!

There really is a reason why you pay for a 5 star hotel!
Pillow MenuPillow Menu
Pillow Menu

The Amora had a pillow menu from which to choose your pillow. We ordered one of each, including two boomerangs for reading!
Yum Yum!Yum Yum!
Yum Yum!

On a mission to find good cupcakes!



28th September 2009

road trip
hi there, me and 3 other mates are going to australia and going to do the same road trip as you did. How did you know where the campervan sights were? or did you just go with the flow and hoped to find one somewhere? and what was the average price of the camp sights? Thanks alot mark
9th November 2009

Campsites
Campsites were about $20-25 depending on the facilities. I think almost every town on the East coast has at least one campground so we didn't really plan where to stop. Basically, we had a rough idea of what we wanted to see and would stop when we got tired. The place we found on one mile beach was stunning - very much recommended. Good luck and have fun!
19th April 2013

6 day brisbane-sydney
thanks for posting the info. intend to do the same trip after the gold coast marathon 2013.

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