For John’s birthday, I bought him tickets for day 3 of the Boxing Day test at the MCG, Australia vs The West Indies. He had mentioned for quite some time he wanted to go for a stadium tour, but as there was a cricket match on whilst we were there I thought it would be … More Melbourne Cricket Ground – MCG
We flew from Sydney to melbourne, as the cost of flying and getting the greyhound was the same, however the greyhound takes 10 hours and flying take 1.5. We landed to cooler weather than Sydney, and took the skybus to the southern cross train station. The cost was $18 per person and you can purchase … More Melbourne
We took the train from wyee to Sydney on Christmas Eve, the journey took around 2 hours and cost a total of $14 each. We arrived at central and hiked our way to our hotel, which was on the corner of Hyde park, and checked into our quadruple room. The room smelt damp and musky … More Sydney
The weather wasn’t looking so bright on Boxing Day, which we weren’t concerned about as our Christmas Day on Bondi had been so glorious. As the weather wasn’t so nice we decided it would be an ideal day to visit the Tarronga Zoo. The zoo is situated across the water from Sydney Harbour, and we … More Boxing Day – Tarronga Zoo
We took the train from wyee to Sydney on Christmas Eve, the journey took around 2 hours and cost a total of $14 each. We arrived at central and hiked our way to our hotel, which was on the corner of Hyde park, and checked into our quadruple room. The room smelt damp and musky … More Sydney
We saw in the opening minutes of Christmas Day stood next to a giant Christmas tree outside of Sydney town hall, which itself had been decorated with some spectacular video effects. The next morning we caught the bus to Bondi Beach (circa $3.50 each on an opal card, similar in format to an Oyster … More Christmas Day in Sydney – Bondi Beach
We caught the greyhound from Coolangatta to Byron Bay, the journey took around 2.5 hours, which included the change in time between Queensland and New South Wales. We stayed in Nomads in an 8 bed dorm, as this was the cheapest option when we were booking our accommodation. When we arrived there was a … More Byron Bay
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