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Where to buy American food in Sydney – If there’s one thing expats tend to miss living overseas, it’s food from their home country. As an American expat living in Sydney, being in a major international city means food choices and cuisines are nearly unlimited, which is fantastic, but there’s still always a few things … Read more
Sydney’s social calendar is full all year of amazing events, festivals, and gatherings, but there’s nothing quite like the annual Vivid Sydney, Festival of Light, Music & Ideas. I say there’s nothing quite like it as, to my knowledge, nothing similar exists in any other city in world, making it a truly special thing to … Read more
Sydney BridgeClimb: What It’s Really Like If there’s one place in life I never expected to find myself, it’s balanced precariously on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 134 meters above the harbour below. Hooked on to the bridge by a climber’s lead, I scan the crystal clear blue sky, completely free of clouds, providing … Read more
Cool down on a hot Sydney day with the city’s top 3 1/2 ocean pools.
Surfing on a hot day in Bondi in the glistening sun, exploring the scorching Outback, or bushwalking through the hills of Tasmania? It is hard to picture a more exciting place to explore, or live in, than the distant continent of Australia. Picking up and starting a new life as a Sydney local may seem … Read more
Looking for the best American burgers in Sydney? It will comfort the most seasoned of American expats in Australia to know that American comfort food is hugely trendy in Sydney at the moment. Creamy mac and cheese, spicy wings with bleu cheese, waffle fries, and, of course, the quintessential favorite, the burger. Where can you … Read more
5 Best Things about Winter in Sydney Sydney is not a particularly enjoyable place to be in winter. The concept of central heating never really took off in Australia, leading to frigid houses and evenings curled up on the couch next to the space heater (a fire safety hazard in and of itself), but I … Read more
If you are like me and lack the common sense to live in an air-conditioned house in Sydney, where temperatures in summer are regularly in the 90’s and upwards, getting wet is one of the best ways to cool off. Sure, a cold shower would do the trick, but there’s not much marine life in … Read more