Blogs from Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 8

The Australia Burma Community Development Network (ABCD Network), with the participation of the Sydney Burmese community held the Burma Food & Cultural Festival at Darling Harbour, in Sydney on Sunday 12th September 2010. The material promoting the event said … “It is also to bring the community together in a unified purpose and to show off the rich tradition, cultural and arts of the people. You will be able to tantalize your taste buds, be entertained with live performances and informed as well as picking up some nice souvenirs for yourself or your loved ones... and all this for a great cause! Organized by: The ABCD Network, with the participation of the Sydney Burmese community. Come join in the fun and show your support.” I met up with some friends to visit the festival and found ... read more

Hey guys! Hope everything is good with all of you and you're having better weather then we are - thunder storms, long term rain and even fog out here down under! Both Ed and I are good but need to start packing as tomorrow we head off to even chillier New Zealand, so I'll try to keep this relatively short, but let me talk you through our last few days. On Sunday we followed a walking tour in our guide book (lonely planet is the best) and saw many tourist spots but also found some really cool places you wouldn't usually come across; one being the Rocks market which was amazing. Every time you turned a corner you expected it to end but, by the time we did finally reach the end of the stalls ... read more

The World cup in sydney is great the city joins Berlin, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Paris and Rome to host an official International FIFA Fan Fest live site. Matches are broadcast live on giant screens in Cockle Bay and Tumbalong Park, including a floating screen and stage. They have events on during the day today Philip get to play 3 a side football with two stunning asian girls agaisnt some locals even managing to score the only thing he will score with. Playing football in the middle of one of the world most beautiful cities is a sight to be hold we are even issued a certificate for our troubles. The afternoon is spend watching the world pass by in circular quay reading and making more plans for the next stage of the tour as ... read more

When we left England seven weeks ago we had 8 flights arranged round the world , Philip today goes and books another five internal ones round Australia making it 13 in total. We now have return flights to the Gold coast for The half marathon. and flights to Melbourne, Brisbane and back to Sydney to watch Everton. will we ever escape them! before leaving for Hollywood on July 20th and heading for home. The five internals cost less than 200 pound they are cheaper than the bus over here. After yesterday 13 mile run Philip is hard pressed to do anything more than laze in the sauna and spa whilst his legs recover. We try and lure Philip's Brother Andrew over with offers of marathons runs in Brisbane and watching Everton but unfortunaly it clashes with ... read more

We awake at six am in a rainy Sydney, and immediatly pass out in the Hotel bed, we are awoken by the phone and a familar voice , Philip panics he has over slept for work on hearing former cardboard refugee Martin on the phone Martin and his wife are on holiday and leave for Brisbane tomorrow ..great a full day listening to Everton and Cardboard stories . the weather is horrific as we shelter and in McDonalds awaiting our landlady for the next stage of our trip who is meeting us for lunch. she seems to have a great job and joins us for a two hour lunch while knocking back the wine. Martin and Philip then brave the weather and set off for the Olympic village which is a magnificent place. we go to ... read more