A Self-Guided Walk in Brooklyn, Sydney Download the Walking Map and Notes Confusingly, when arriving at Brooklyn on the northern outskirts of Sydney by train, you alight at Hawkesbury River Station. The small Sydney suburb of Brooklyn is squeezed between…
A Self-Guided Walk in Castlecrag Download the Walking Map and Notes Did you know that Walter Burley Griffin (who designed Canberra) also designed the Sydney suburb of Castlecrag? I’m embarrassed to say that this was news to me, although as…
A Self-Guided Walk in Waverton Download the Walking Map and Notes The Coal Loader in Waverton is a place I know of but have never visited. One of the few disadvantages to living on the Hawkesbury River, is that once…
A Self-Guided Walk in Dee Why Download the Walking Map and Notes How the Sydney suburb of Dee Why got its name is unclear. No one really knows, but what I am going to find out today is more about…
A Self-Guided Walk in Hornsby Download the Walking Map and Notes I live in the Hornsby Shire and shop weekly at the Hornsby Shopping Centre and yet, a little research reveals that I scarcely know this Northern Suburb of Sydney….
A Self-Guided Walk in Eastwood Download the Walking Map and Notes The railway line divides Eastwood Sydney almost exactly in half. I wonder how different the east and west sides are from each other. But before exploring the streets, I…
A Self-Guided Walk in Mosman Download the Walking Map and Notes Once a “North Shore girl”, my discoveries have mostly been suburbs other than on Sydney’s north side. It’s about time my focus turned north so I’m on the ferry…
A Self-Guided Walk on Dangar Island Download the Walking Map Sometimes mistakenly called Danger Island, the Sydney suburb of Dangar Island on the Hawkesbury River is only accessible by water. Having lived on Dangar Island for over 10 years, today…
A Self-Guided Walk in Kirribilli Download the Walking Map Kirribilli a suburb covering an area of half a square kilometre, has two functioning wharfs. A third, Beulah Street Wharf, is a known fishing spot. This is fitting as the name…
A Self-Guided Walk in Narrabeen Download the Walking Map Narrabeen is far from my home and it will take me 2 hours, 2 trains and 2 buses to reach the beachside suburb for today’s exploratory walk. I am comfortable catching…