SYDNEY: another day by the beach 18 January 2010 in HOLIDAYS, Living in... Australia, Uncategorized

We spent (yet another) gloriously sunny day down by the beach… Bondi Beach this time. It was packed out with people, despite being a work day. So either the Aussies were bludging off work, or there were a lot of tourists/unemployed people 😛 It...

SYDNEY: dinner with friends at Fujiya 17 January 2010 in FOOD, Food reviews, Friends, HOLIDAYS, Living in... Australia, Uncategorized

Fujiya 605 George St Haymarket, Australia PRICE: $$$ RATING: Fujiya is a fab little Japanese restaurant in Sydney’s Chinatown, where all the chef are Japanese (and barely speak English) so you genuinely do feel like you’re in an authentic Japanese restaurant 😛 I always...

SYDNEY: brunch at Bungalow 8 in FOOD, Food reviews, Friends, HOLIDAYS, Living in... Australia, Uncategorized

Bungalow 8 King Street Wharf 8 The Promenade Sydney, Australia PRICE: $$$ RATING: Bungalow 8 used to be one of my ‘local joints’, a place I often went to when I lived smack bang in the middle of the city in Sydney. They’re quintessentially...

SYDNEY: the wedding! 16 January 2010 in Friends, HOLIDAYS, Living in... Australia, Uncategorized

So the reason for going to Australia was for ‘s wedding. It’s pretty amazing and fun to see our friends when they first got together, through their dating years, engagement, and then a wedding! Ahhhh. I love happy endings 🙂 In a moment of...

SYDNEY: pre-wedding brunch at Badde Mannors in FOOD, Friends, HOLIDAYS, Living in... Australia, Uncategorized

Badde Mannors 37 Glebe Point Road Glebe, Australia PRICE: $$$ RATING: We had a brunch get-together the day before ‘s wedding. It was at her self-selected Badde Mannors, which I’d never heard of nor been to in my life. Situated on a street corner,...