Farewell Australia

Sydney — Day 4 For our final day in Sydney, we hopped on a hop-on-hop-off bus tour, which gave us a deeper look at the city’s history and easy access to a few spots we hadn’t reached yet. Our first stop was St. Mary’s Cathedral, where we arrived just in time for Mass. Although I’m …

Last Full Day in Sydney

A Leisurely Morning Today was our last full day in Sydney, and we took it at a much more relaxed pace. We headed down for breakfast around 9:00, then spent the morning wandering through the weekend market at The Rocks. It reminded me a bit of Portland Saturday Market—though with less patchouli and more eucalyptus …

Exploring Australia & New Zealand: Sydney Beginnings

It’s been a long wait to get overseas again, but I finally made it. This time, Mom and I are off to explore a bit of our last continent, Australia—with New Zealand added in for good measure. We’re taking a two-week cruise between the two countries and bookending the trip with a couple of days …