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Sydney Travel Guide: 5,783 reviews and 13,449 photos
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Sydney was my home in November and December of 2003. I have worked here before I started my venture into the rest of Australia. Sydney has been a great place to live! I really miss the city now. When you stay somewhere for two months, have a job and friends, and the good life... it is quite difficult to leave again. Well why didn't I stay longer you might ask? Well to start with Sydney wasn't all I wanted to see of Australia and since I only had 10 months away from home, I needed to pack my bags again in January 2004 and move on throughout the rest of the country. I will never forget Sydney though, it has a special place in my memory and maybe in the future if I have the chance I will move here, because it's among the best cities in the world.
So why is Sydney such a great city?
Sydney is the biggest city in Australia. A lot of people will say, but it's just a city. Yes it is, but still there is so much to do and so much to see that there is much more to it than most other Australian cities. If you like the outdoors Sydney is for you. If you like Museums, Sydney is the place for you. If you want to relax all day doing nothing and getting a tan too, Sydney has a lot of fantastic beaches and parks for a stress free day or two. And if you like shopping, Sydney is great for that too. In this page I hope to give you some tips of things to do in Sydney as well as to share some of my experiences that made my stay so memorable.
- Pros:Lovely city where you can spend your whole holiday!!!
- Cons:Constant weather changes in spring :((
- In a nutshell:A happening place
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Marvellous page, overview & tips about my home city, Martin. You have covered it all!
Hello Martin. Nice tips here, well-deserving of some orange stars... Greetings from an ex-Sydney resident :-) Jess
Looking at about 3 weeks. I don't know...I'm *not* planning a strict itinerary. I'm scheduling flexibility. :-) But I'm looking to start at about mid/end of Jul...maybe start from Brugge and head over to Amsterdam and then down, across and up to Groningen
Your Sydney page is great! I'm looking forward to moving there next year.
Your Sydney page is awesome, great information and you sure did have a lot of fun!
Sydney sure offers alot for the tourist to see! I'll have to return for a longer look--loved what I've seen so far...regards from Texas.
going to sydney in august good helpful imformation thanks.
Great page on Sydney! The photos are just terrific-Thumbs up!
Great selection of Sydney stuff. We loved the Bnodi walk... Safe travels from the travelling Canadians!
Great tips! And lots of Nightlife tips...excellent.