The Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival in Auburn Botanic Gardens is over for this year. Thinking back on about my experience there, I always smile. My morning didn’t quite turn out as expected. Visiting the Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival A friend…
The Blacktown City Art Walk is as good a reason as any to return to Blacktown. The art walk, created by Blacktown Arts encourages visitors and locals to “take a stroll around the CBD and discover our temporary and permanent…
“That will put hairs on your chest” exclaims the woman opposite me. She’s taken a sip of thick black coffee from a finely decorated cup. “It’s called Syrian coffee in Syria and Turkish coffee in Turkey” says Ali standing nearby…
When Mark Bundy applied for a grave digging job at Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery, he was asked three questions. “Are you married?”, “Do you have children?” and “Do you have a mortgage?”. After answering “Yes” to all three, he was told…
A Self-Guided Walk in Concord West Download the Walking Map and Notes When researching Concord West, I discovered that it is much more than a bayside suburb. Today, alighting at Rhodes Station, I’m looking forward to a Kokoda Track Memorial…
A Self-Guided Walk in Newington Download the Walking Map and Notes Newington, home of the former Sydney Olympic Village is completely new territory for me. Today, I’ll discover more about this ‘manufactured’ suburb of Sydney. Outskirts of Newington Whenever I…
A Self-Guided Walk in Toongabbie Download the Walking Map and Notes Toongabbie, a suburb in western Sydney, wasn’t a place I’d considered exploring. However, when a friend discovered a Sri Lankan community in Toongabbie, she suggested I take a look. So, here…
A Self-Guided Walk in Lidcombe Download the Walking Map and Notes Let me take you on a walk through the suburb of Lidcombe in Sydney which has changed its name three times, each time in an effort to distinguish itself…
A Self-Guided Walk in Bonnyrigg Download the Walking Map and Notes Two years ago, a woman I met in Cabramatta on my very first walk suggested I visit Bonnyrigg. At last I am on my way there, looking for temples,…
A Self-Guided Walk in Emu Plains Download the Walking Map and Notes There are three reasons to visit Emu Plains. I want to explore the Arms of Australia Inn Museum, visit the Penrith Regional Gallery and walk the other half…