There are now hundreds, if not more, gelato bars around the world creating a plethora of colours, textures and taste sensations – of single scoop, double and triple, served in cones or paper cups and accompanied at your choice by fruit juices, milkshakes or unique creations of baristas. In every Read more…
For 20 years Bondi Sculpture by the Sea has graced the coastal walk, parks and beaches of South Bondi and Tamarama, a scenic area of great natural beauty but not architectural wonder. Standing above the Bondi Icebergs Club, looking north over the ocean pool, gives the perfect panorama of Bondi, Read more…
Sydney and the area of Barangaroo Reserve was first occupied by the Gadigal people maybe over 10,000 years ago. The Sydney harbour with the surrounding hills were home to about 1500 people when the British arrived and declared when they landed at Camp Cove that the land was ‘Terra Nullius’ Read more…
As you descend the hill to look over Bondi Beach, you could be forgiven for doubting the legitimacy of all the fame behind the name; ‘Bondi’. With dreary skies and the ever-present threat of storms, Bondi Sculptures by the Sea seems less accurate than possibly Sculptures in the Rain. While Read more…
May is the month for brides in Australia. My first Australian wedding and shortest marriage occurred on 10 May, the second Saturday, but 46 years ago. The nuptials subject of this short tale were held on 2nd May, the Saturday one week before Mother’s Day. Yet these days the chances Read more…
Most who visit Sydney venture to the Quay and the Rocks, where Jazz is the music of choice,miss the Heroes of the Rocks. They stroll through the weekend markets just a jump off the Harbour Bridge overhead, or simply venture along George St to the Orient Hotel corner, not finding the Read more…
Walking up Pitt Street from Circular Quay in Sydney on a fine autumn day you have the chance to witness the true blue of the South. There is no finer or clearer sky than that of the east coast of Australia where the breezes of the sea wash away the Read more…
Some may argue and some may see other harbours of the world through rose-coloured glasses, but when reality is checked, the Sydneysider joy is to have the most beautiful harbour in the world. And all can share living in and by the harbour, on the many public parks and beaches Read more…
