Tag: Sydney

Sydney first, but don’t forget the rest of Australasia

Sydney Opera House. (Wikicommons)

Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating once famously said: “If you don’t live in Sydney, you’re just camping out.” It would seem that many agree with him.

The New South Wales capital was named “Australasia’s leading destination” at the 25th Annual World Travel Awards held in September 2018.

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Where’s the romance?

Followers of this site will know that I have a love-hate relationship with lists. As a journalist, I know such offering as “the 10 best …” or “20 most exciting…” or “12 cheapest..,” are popular with readers.

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But, as an educated and rational person, I know that nobody is in the position to offer the best of anything, unless they’ve tried everything — and nobody has.

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