An inside peek on the joy of meeting people along the way…Smiling and blushing at the same time…
Bob explained this single red bloom, a type of lily, is growing out of season. The photo was taken on a cloudy...
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Working on our immigration issue…Five days and counting….
The sun peeked out for a few hours while we were in Manly making our way to the ferry. When we left...
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Comment from a reader…Keep those comments and emails coming our way!…
Painted performers at Circular Quay. Regardless of the content (except offensive comments), we generally post comments we receive from readers. At times,...
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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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