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Sydney Harbor from Above–and a Special Lunch

October 16, 2017 - Marlene 4 Comments
Viewed from the air, you can see some of the many bays that line Sydney Harbor, as well as a marina

Join us as we fly along the coast to Jonah’s Restaurant at Whale Beach.

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Out and About in Sydney–Part 2

October 15, 2017October 24, 2017 - Marlene 9 Comments
The beautiful skyline and harbor of Downtown Sydney

We continued our journey through Sydney’s neighborhoods after lunch. From Bondi–where an unrenovated beach view home or condo starts at $2 million and you pay $4 million and up for one that’s been remodeled–we moved a bit inland to districts like Woollahra and Paddington, where row houses built in the 1800s have elegant wrought ironRead more

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Out and About in Sydney–Part 1

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 - Marlene 7 Comments
Houses overlooking Bondi Beach

From fish market to Bondi Beach and Sydney’s diverse neighborhoods–we loved getting to know Sydney. We woke up to a rainy but warm morning, high 60s, and headed out to explore Sydney with our terrific guide, Suzanne. A Canadian-American married to an Australian who has lived all over the world, she was as interesting asRead more

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G’Day from Sydney

October 9, 2017October 10, 2017 - Marlene 13 Comments
Sydney Opera House and ferry

G’day, mates, from Sydney! After months of planning, Don and I headed off to Australia and New Zealand October 8. The first leg of our journey–an hour flight from San Diego to Los Angeles–should have been the easiest and was anything but. (Warning: first world problems ahead!) Instead of getting to LA at 6:15 forRead more

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