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I'm hopping on a last minute work trip to Sydney and will have 10 days in country (working 5). I've never been to Australia, and have less than 72 hours to plan how I'll maximize my free time. Help! Snowflakes inside. [more inside]
posted by matrixclown around Sydney, Australia at 10:49 PM - 11 answers

I’m seeking recommended Yosemite day hikes by difficulty. What do you think we should absolutely consider? [more inside]
posted by glaucon around Sydney, Australia at 9:55 PM - 7 answers

My husband and I are traveling to Australia from the west coast of the US for a week-long planned event in Hervey Bay, north of Brisbane. We need a hotel for one night in Sydney, and then two nights again before we head home. [more inside]
posted by pazazygeek around Sydney, Australia at 9:31 PM - 9 answers

Visiting Australia from the US - what local products, snack foods, personal care items (sunscreen?), or other souvenirs should I make sure to check out? [more inside]
posted by zeptoweasel around Sydney, Australia at 6:46 AM - 12 answers

I'll be in Sydney, Australia, for work for six weeks in March-April. What should I do on the weekends? Recommend me parks, boats, museums, day trips by train, bookstores, distinctive foods, or anything I absolutely can't miss while I'm there!
posted by zeptoweasel around Sydney, Australia at 8:21 PM - 18 answers

I am traveling alone for 11 days from US East Coast to Sydney in early February The first five days will be a very stressful visit with a family member. I will then have four days to decompress before the long flight home. Can you suggest what I should do that would be relatively stress free and provide a taste of Australia? [more inside]
posted by gingerjules around Sydney, Australia at 6:31 PM - 16 answers

It's my mum's birthday son and I'd like to get her a Sydney Guidebook so she can get ideas for what she wants to do when she visits me. I've recently moved here and while there are no current trips booked I'm sure there'll be at least one this year. [more inside]
posted by poxandplague around Sydney, Australia at 12:30 PM - 3 answers

How do we store our luggage when we transit through SYD? [more inside]
posted by Wet Hen around Sydney, Australia at 7:06 AM - 1 answer

A few times recently in Sydney and Melbourne, at the end of a trip the taxi driver has turned off the meter, then said I need to pay that value plus say $4 in tolls. Is this usual? [more inside]
posted by chmmr around Sydney, Australia at 2:18 AM - 7 answers

Ex Sydney resident. Back for a week. What's new? [more inside]
posted by superfish around Sydney, Australia at 7:23 PM - 7 answers

Will be passing through Sydney for four days in September and want to rent an apartment.  What neighborhoods in or near the city should we consider? [more inside]
posted by elf27 around Sydney, Australia at 3:29 PM - 8 answers

Figured this North American who's never been to Australia could take a week to travel before meetings start. What's fun? How far to roam?
posted by VeniceGlass around Sydney, Australia at 1:08 PM - 9 answers

I've seen other posts about this but my situation is a little specific. I am going to be out of the country for a month in a few weeks. I just moved in about a month ago to a new-ish studio in a great location in Sydney. I will probably post a listing in a week or so, and I am leaving the country in about three weeks. [more inside]
posted by pando11 around Sydney, Australia at 4:34 AM - 4 answers

I'm unexpectedly staying at Astral Tower and Residences at The Star from this Sunday until Tuesday. Is there a cheap overnight-plus-day-plus-overnight parking alternative nearby? [more inside]
posted by malibustacey9999 around Sydney, Australia at 8:12 PM - 5 answers

Moving to Sydney in July. What are the top things I need to do before making the move? [more inside]
posted by pando11 around Sydney, Australia at 10:57 PM - 11 answers

We have a couple more days in Sydney, and need a few suggestions for what to do with the rest of our time. I would prefer sights and scenes of nature we can't see anywhere else. The difficulty: my wife needs a break from walking. [more inside]
posted by chndrcks around Sydney, Australia at 7:00 PM - 11 answers

We went to the beach today (Coogee) and it was awesome. But tolls, parking fees, the stress of driving through busy Sydney and having to drive at all after a long day of sun and swimming really sucked. So I am trying to figure out if there is any beach within about an hour of public transport from here (carlingford) and I can't really see any. But I figure metafilter knows better tricks than google maps, right? [more inside]
posted by lollusc around Sydney, Australia at 11:06 PM - 10 answers

So I'm doing my Working Holiday in Australia and I purposely started in Sydney so I could experience the big New Year's celebration here. I did NYC's ball drop in Times Square 3 years ago, and New Year's Eve is the biggest holiday of them all for me. I need the 101 on what NYE in Sydney is like, and what I should do. [more inside]
posted by signondiego around Sydney, Australia at 3:46 AM - 13 answers

I'm visiting Sydney this weekend for the Festival of Dangerous Ideas and have all of Friday (and a few hours of Saturday) to kill while my friend is working. I'm from Melbourne and have visited Sydney many times and seen all the Sydney landmarks and touristy spots (The Rocks, Darling Harbour, Sydney Tower, Bridge climb etc) before. [more inside]
posted by Zaire around Sydney, Australia at 7:18 PM - 9 answers

In six months I'm travelling to Sydney, Australia to visit a friend and I thought it'd be a great idea to watch the sunset to act as a memory for us both. Where is a good place outside of the city for this?
posted by hytrack around Sydney, Australia at 6:43 PM - 12 answers