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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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 Decision
And the winner is….Number Three – The New Trackside Tower This unit won us over with its brand new interior, tile floors, open kitchen, and sizable balcony. The unit also comes with a storage...
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:...
What’s for breakfast? Bronte Carlo
We had morning adventure planned so I did a search for “epic breakfast” in Sydney, and I came across a blurb on Time Out Sydney for Bronte Carlo near Bronte Beach. The review called out...
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...
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...
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 TX
After a wonderful stay in Raleigh, we packed up, and prepared for little CZ’s first flight. Overall we were not too worried because she is such an easy going child, but we also knew...
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...
