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Tag: sydney

Not-so shaggy dog story: a brush with death

An ordinary visit to the park turns into a near-death experience. As I dutifully pick up his shit, my dogs runs toward a busy main road.

dog walking, dogs, Enmore, humour, Injured, inner west, marrickville, Newtown, newwriting, storytelling, sydney, unlucky

Exploring Sydney Beyond the Opera House

See wild Kangaroos up close. Drink a beer with the locals in one of the fantastic ‘secret bars’. These are activities don’t appear in the Sydney guide books.

Australia, backpacker, bars, kangaroo, sydney, sydney tips, sydneyblogger, travel

The 5 top murals in Newtown (Australia)

Visiting Sydney? When you’re done with the harbour, beaches and Opera House, drag your tired, tourist ass over to Newtown to see the murals.

alicestreet, fintanmagee, innerwest, mural, Newtown, newtown-street-art, newtownblog, street-art, streetart, streetmural, sydney, sydneyblogger, travelogue, travelphotography, visitsydney

Why Christmas in Australia is shit (and 5 tips to survive it)

Christmas in Australia is shit. Perfect, cloudless blue sky, stunning beaches and relaxed bonhomie. It’s intolerable.

australiachristmas, blogger, humor, humour, sydney, sydneyblogger, travel, travelblogger, travelbug

South King Street: the rough end of Newtown, Sydney

South King Street, previously the rough end of Newtown, has taken the well-trodden path to gentrification. But isn’t playing by the usual rules.

blogger, blogging, kingstreet, Newtown, newtownblog, southkingstreet, stpeters, sydney, sydneyblogger, travelblog, travelblogger, travelogue

Embrace The Newtown Gnome

In a world of divisive politics, orange presidents and Brex-shit, we can at least agree on one thing. Garden gnomes are tacky.

biographical, blog, blogger, blogging, blogs, brachial plexus injury, gnome, gnomepunintended, humour, Newtown, newtownblog, newwriting, sydney, sydneyblogger, the moth, writing, yourgnomiehomie

Embrace The Tacky Garden Gnome

In a world of divisive politics, orange presidents and Brex-shit, we can at least agree on one thing. Garden gnomes are tacky.

Community, gnome, gnomepunintended, humour, Newtown, newtownblog, sydney, sydneyblogger, writing, yourgnomiehomie

Reincarnated as a Dung Beetle

It’s a Sunday evening in January 2011. I’m sitting with 6 strangers in a house in Paddington. There’s an uneasy silence. We’re waiting to get started.

amwriting, biography, blog, blogger, bloggers, blogging, blogs, brachial plexus injury, meditation, mystery, Paddington, sydney, sydneyblogger, tbpi, the moth, writing

Was this real or a scam?

It’s a Sunday evening in January 2011. I’m sitting with 6 strangers in a house in Paddington. There’s an uneasy silence. We’re waiting to get started…

amwriting, biography, blog, blogger, bloggers, blogging, blogs, brachial plexus injury, meditation, mystery, Paddington, sydney, sydneyblogger, tbpi, the moth, writing

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