Things to do in Sydney

The Australian Museum in Sydney is everything I expect from a museum. You walk in and, as their should be, a skeleton of a whale is hanging over you. You have a hall of skeletons, stuffed animals from Australia, an interesting mineral collection, a h…

The Manly ferry is one of the best ways to see Sydney Harbour. Why fork out $100 for a cruise, when you can do the same on public transport for only $12.50 for an adult return ticket? The 30 minute ferry trip starts at circular quay and gives the bes…
This review was featured on Thursday February 5th, 2009

The Sydney Opera House is iconic for its location. Jutting out into sydney Harbour with the Harbour Bridge as its backdrop, the Opera House is a marker saying "This is Sydney". From a distance the sails of the Opera House are extraordinary, especiall…

I've often wanted to go up Sydney Tower to see the views over Sydney, but never before shelled out the $25 it costs. This time we did, getting the mandatory combined ticket of OzExperience and the Observation deck. The OzExperience was one of the mos…

I quite like the three monkeys pub. It is the type of place that I missed after leaving Adelaide, a proper Australian pub. It is in a nice old building on George Street (in 1886, the building is heritage listed), and has a dark polished wood atmosphe…