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An Insider’s View of Bondi | Daniel Scott | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
6.30am on a spring morning and I pull back the duvet in my North Bondi flat. Quickly, I throw on my running gear and am out of the door before my body can protest too loudly.
Australia's Top Ten Surf Beaches | Cameron Wilson | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
As the home of iconic surf labels Quicksilver, Rip Curl and Billabong and birthplace of a long line of world surfing champions, Australia could probably be forgiven for taking itself a bit too seriously when it comes to surf culture
Boomeranging Around Sydney | Nancy Lyon | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Would it whiz back around and hit me in the face? Or maybe even break my arm, like it did to that friend who was taught by the Aborigines? Or would it fly off at 100 mph and sink into the Sydney Harbour? That’s was what I was wondering as I stared at the wall of boomerangs in the renovated warehouse resounding with the eerie tones of the didgeridoo...
Bridge Climb, Sydney Harbour Bridge | James Henderson | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
'Just, blow into this please, mate.' I found myself being breathalysed for a second time on a short visit to Australia. The first was routine - some over-zealous policemen
Hip Sydney | Yvonne Van Dongen | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Even if you missed the “best games ever”, you can still benefit from the experience. Sydney exudes the sleek, self-assurance of an athlete at peak performance. It’s toned and trendy and, damn it, even giving tips on how not to look like a tourist. Please – no shorts, sandals and backpacks. Dress up, not down.
Lawn Bowls Australia | Cameron Wilson | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
In Australia, discussing lawn bowls strategy has traditionally been the preserve of older folk, usually kitted out in club whites for an afternoon on the green
Post Olympic Sydney | Justine Hardy | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
The passing of the Olympic bandwagon gives visitors an unrivalled opportunity to sample some of Justine Hardy’s favourite Bondi hang-outs.
Round the World 6 | Sarah Anderson | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
After 25 years of running The Travel Bookshop in west London, Sarah Anderson sold up and has taken off around the world with books for company. In this dispatch, Sarah writes an e-mail from Sydney
Sydney | Justine Hardy | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
The Harbour is the pulse of the city and the people of Sydney are proud of the polyglottal, multi-cultural melting pot that has grown up around this sometimes blue, sometimes green, shimmering central organ
Sydney Bridge Climb | Amar Grover | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
The route worms its way through steely innards. We climbed ladders past traffic lanes, ducked beneath massive joists and squeezed by a granite-faced pylon
Sydney Luxury | James Henderson | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
There’s a quality of light, space and openness that makes Sydney instantly attractive. The harbour is the perfect setting for a modern city. Where once it was just a safe anchorage, it is now shoreside parks
Sydney’s Ghostly Past | Susan Miles | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Manly's old quarantine station is not the most restful place to sleep but well worth an after-dark visit.
The Blue Mountains | James Henderson | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
It wasn’t only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived in the Blue Mountains. The grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains
W Sydney | Greg Clarke | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Contrary to what might seem a rational contraction, the W Sydney does not derive its name from Wooloomooloo
Why Go To Sydney? | Mark McCrum | Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Because it’s still (just) a little slice of laid-back paradise. Sydney's focus is of course the famous harbour, on the subject of which even the most level-headed writers lapse into breathless cliché