Category: The Life

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First Trip Back

We survived 4 flights totaling more than 38 hours, 2 vomit inducing car rides, and having to improvise countless new verses to “Row, row, row your boat…” in various airport locations (security lines, boarding lines,...

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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,...

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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....

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Sydney Driving – Round 1

Driving for the first time in any big city is a daunting task. Driving on the opposite side of the road for the first time in a city of 4.5 million people falls somewhere...

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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...

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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,...

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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:...

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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...

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Probably Pyrmont

Our main focus of the past couple days has been apartment hunting. We need to find a place to live before next week, as most of the relators start to go on holiday for...

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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...