Winter in Sydney – 6 Things to Do
Sydney weather is fairly temperate year round, but it the chill can put a damper on some of our favourite summer activities. We aren’t heading to the beach or walking through the Blue Mountains,...
Author: EZ
Watson’s Bay – Great Beach for Kids!
Coming to Sydney in the summertime, we enjoyed the search for our favorite baby-friendly beach. We started off with iconic Bondi Beach, and made our way south along the coastal walk to Coogee via Tamarama, Bronte,...
Sunny Saturday In Redfern
It’s beginning to feel like home. Saturday morning was spent sleeping late (for me) and eating pancakes. We have not been making pancakes as often as we did in Charlotte, mainly because we left behind the griddle....
Aussie Eats
Before we left for Sydney, one of the most common questions we received after “wait, Sydney, AUSTRALIA?” was “what kind of food do they eat over there?”. JZ and I have spent the past...
Moving Day (Again)
Our sea freight of furniture, kitchen items, and clothes cleared customs on Friday. On Saturday morning, our rental furniture was removed and our belongings unloaded and mostly unpacked. We still have a ways to...
Life Lately – January 2015
After months of nonstop changes and moving, a routine is starting to form in our lives. JZ’s commute finally reached its next stage, and he bikes to work on the road bike. He says...
A Good Start to 2015
We rang in the new year at home, watching the fireworks from our balcony, and while we did not have view of the bridge, our view was still worth staying up. The next morning,...
House Hunters Sydney – The Properties
As I mentioned in my previous post, we had a several criteria for our Sydney apartment search: distance from downtown, comfort/cleanliness, and design/aesthetic. In the end, it came down to the following 3 contenders:...
House Hunters – Sydney
Since arriving two weeks ago, our main focus has been finding an apartment because our corporate housing expires on Christmas day (we chose that given all the options and the rental market). Thankfully, we are pleased to be in...
A Brief Visit to Bondi
Our temporary accommodations are in Bondi Junction, which is the train stop closest to Bondi Beach. On Tuesday, we decided that we needed a break from apartment hunting and headed to the beach. I wanted a...
Exploring the Western Suburbs
We spent the first two days here acquiring cell phones and bank cards, with a little bit of apartment searching Saturday. Our first trips using public transport went smoothly, but we spent $10 per...
Goodbye NC
After the movers packed up all of our belongings, John packed the car with 2 carry-ons, 2 giant suitcases, the stroller, the baby, and everything else we needed for our last three weeks in the...
