A Night at the Opera…Mixed reviews from this couple…
Luna Park at night. What can I say? Tom didn't love it. But, of course, I didn't expect him to. Although, in...
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Oh, oh, we screwed up again!….Photos from the Sydney Opera House…
There are many interesting dining spots with exquisite views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House walk. After all...
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Horrible weather in Sydney…Opera House tickets tonight…Happy St. Patrick’s Day!…
This cockatoo stopped by for a visit, alighting atop Bob's medicinal Papaw tree in the yard. Happy St. Patrick's Day to those who...
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A visit to Circular Quay and ride on The Manly Ferry…A Sydney Harbour tradition and popular means of local transportation…
The esplanade, a walkway along the shore in Circular Quay. Traveling from Manly Beach to Sydney couldn't be easier. The Manly Fast...
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Fabulous get together and lunch in Sydney with friends from South Africa!…Small world…
Tom and I and Ken and Linda, great friends from Marloth Park who happened to be in Sydney simultaneously as us! Small...
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Today is our fifth anniversary of posting…Photos of our new home for the next 38 nights…We hope…
We "borrowed" today's photos from Bob, our landlord here in Fairlight/Manly. Last night, while dark and cloudy we spotted two cruise ships...
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Facing the biggest challenge of our travels to date…Telling it like it is…Arrived in Sydney to a fabulous vacation home…
View from the veranda of our new holiday home in Fairlight/Manly, a suburb of Sydney. As we discussed in prior posts, we...
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Final Cruise Expenses – See totals here…Off we go to Sydney/Manly…Favorite cruise photos…
View of Sydney from the ship on embarkation day. Let's start with our expenses for the 12-night cruise on Celebrity Solstice from...
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Last full day aboard Celebrity Solstice…Packing day…Saying goodbye to new friends…
At the end of the day on Mystery Island, Vanuatu, the workers return to their homes at neighboring islands. Unfortunately, there are...
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Two days until cruise ends in Sydney…Wrapping up the good times…
While visiting New Caledonia, we stopped in a fabulous French patisserie taking photos of their fine offerings. After many nights of staying...
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