Back in Marrickville in Sydney’s Inner West, this time with a guide, I’m hoping Caite Adamek of Walk This Way Tours will surprise me.
Walk this Way Tour
After my exploratory walk through Marrickville almost two years ago now, I … Read the rest
A Visit to the Sydney Bus Museum
“I’ve got that in my room” Mr S calls out excitedly as he points to a large poster featuring row of busses. His two-year-old brother, Mr R, looks around in amazement at the different buses parked in front of him. … Read the rest
The QVB: Her History Exposed
John Burdon opens his folder to a sepia photograph of a horse and cart standing on an open wooden platform. Two men wearing late 18th Century attire stand beside the horse, as the platform slowly lowers to the basement … Read the rest
A Taste of Lunar New Year in Hurstville
Family and friends gather at Lunar New Year to share traditional food. Our guide, Patrick Young, explains that serving a whole chicken including the head and feet symbolizes unity and family. Eating chicken feet at Lunar New Year is supposed … Read the rest
A Taste of Vietnam with this Cabramatta Tour
Stressed and tense after an unfamiliar hour-long drive from my home to Cabramatta I breathe deeply as I walk through the station to our meeting place. People of South East Asian background and a couple of African background stream down … Read the rest
Food Tour of Sydney: Meet the Producers
With a white scarf tied around her head, a smiling Nonna looks out from a family photograph on the wall of Café Vero. Holding four large loafs of freshly baked bread she’s surrounded by other photographs.
There’s a butcher, a … Read the rest
A Taste Tour of the Middle East in Sydney
“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 … Read the rest
Walking in the steps of Sydney’s Razor Gangs
In the 1920s and 30s crime bosses lurked here where I am standing in Sydney’s Central Station Grand Concourse, looking to recruit young runaways into a life of crime or prostitution.
Slums, Slashings and
… Read the restAboriginal Heritage in the Sydney Botanic Gardens
When the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Harbour over 230 years ago, the crew faced a harsh and unfamiliar environment. Unlike the Indigenous people who had lived here for 1000s of years, they had no idea of how to survive … Read the rest
A Tour of Rookwood Cemetery
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 … Read the rest
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