March 2012
February 2012
Sydney Opera House
We caught the train from Nowra up to Sydney to see a Sunday afternoon matinee at the Opera House.
Pigeon House Mountain
We came back down the coast to Milton with Danny. On the first dry enough day, we packed a bag with cheese sandwiches and water and hiked Pigeon House Mountain in the Budawang Range. I haven’t hiked in…ever, so my lungs were aching by like 5 minutes in. But it was pretty amazing to ascend through this subtropical rainforest till you were essentially in the clouds and could see cold...
Chinatown Food Halls
Inspired by this Sydney street food blog, we set out for a day of exploring the underground food courts of Sydney’s Chinatown. We made a point of only ordering one thing from any stall and constructed a very satisfying tapas-style meal of assorted pan-Asian cheap eats. Our two main stops were the Dixon House Food Court, with its seventies wood-paneling decor, and the appropriately named...
Bushwalk and swim at Narrawallee Inlet on our first sunny day
Central Tilba
We spent a day winding our way down the south coast through gold rush territory, stopping for hikes, thrift shopping, and refreshments in Mogo, Moruya, Bodalla, Narooma, and Mystery Bay, before arriving in Central Tilba, a tiny village tucked into the hilly farmland beneath Mount Gulaga. Walking along a dirt path between two houses, we passed through a wooden farm gate to climb the rocky hill...
Hey guys, I’m back from Australia after a really really lovely trip. Still in the jetlag stage where I’m sleeping all day and then sleeping all night. Sorry I didn’t post anything while I was away. I took a break from blogging and stuff. I did post a bunch of photos to instagram while I was traveling, since it felt less involved and easier to do from my phone (feel free to follow...