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Suburbs of Sydney I

By drdblogs on November 13, 2016January 3, 2018

Newtown While many visitors to Sydney are drawn to the CBD (city centre), to the Rocks, Circular Quay, Harbour Bridge, Darling Harbour, etc, (and why not- they are spectacular!) Sydney’s inner suburbs have a lot to offer. No one is made to feel an outsider. The boundaries are set so wide. We had been to Sydney

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Not so lonely planet

By drdblogs on October 26, 2016January 3, 2018

Its climate may be hot, but South Australia offers the coolest mix of brilliant wine country, abundant produce festivals, stark and stunning tracts of picturesque Aussie outback and crowd-free beaches that could make even the Bahamas jealous. Lonely Planet top travel regions 2017. Good to see South Australia as number 5 in Lonely Planet’s top travel regions

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Blue Mondays

By drdblogs on October 13, 2016October 24, 2016

Mondays need never be blue or stormy again. Monday evenings are usually quiet in Adelaide. UNESCO City of Music it may be, but not on a Monday as the vibrant local music scene takes a break. So when the city’s oldest pub, the Edinburgh Castle, invited me to host a live music evening on Mondays,