Pacific International Apartments, Sydney

Advantages: Awesome place/great photo opportunities!
Disadvantages: I was jet lagged when we saw it!

..., me and a small group went right up to Sydney opera house and were just standing there admiring it when a pleasant Aussie chap came over and offered to take a group picture of all of us. He also insisted on taking a picture with all 6 of our camera's, which was really nice of him and it just makes the experience so much more enjoyable. I'm sure if this was in London, you wouldn't just give a local stranger 6 smart camera's which really does show the trust and community spirit which Sydney has! Although a bit expensive walking around Sydney is an awesome experience everything seems so laid back and relaxed, there isn't much pollution/rough areas and it just seems like everyone is happy there. We then walked up to the top of a little hill, again wonderful views, and a chance for us to paddle our feet in the warm waters of the Pacific... Read review

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Advantages: Relaxed people, great food, an adventure!
Disadvantages: SO big, don't underestimate distances

...On 25 April 2004 I was in Sydney with a few friends. We had just been to the wedding of a friend from back home (Scotland) and had 3 full weeks to go. What to do next? Drive the 2,500 kilometres north to Cairns obviously! This is the story of that journey and why I would recommend the places I visited to anyone, just don’t drive! We had 13 days to see a bit of Australia and get back to Sydney before flying to New Zealand. Loads of time we thought! How wrong was I. The funny thing was when we eventually got back to Sydney I noticed how cheap the internal flights are in Australia…we could have flown everywhere and had a lot of time to spend on the finer things in life. But I’ll come back to that later… ***Sydney*** I have a number of friends who have moved to Sydney and it was great to see them again. I’ll go into Sydney... Read review

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Advantages: great location, friendly people, chilled out, lots to do
Disadvantages: at some point you have to leave

...any complaints (the English rugby team stayed at Manly Pacific when they won the 2003 World Cup). In addition, the New Brighton Pub on The Corso lets out rooms for backpackers and again whilst I have not stayed there I have seen the rooms as a friend used to be the manager. The rooms are basic but clean and functional www.newbrightonhotel.com.au Every time we have been we have rented a one bed apartment which costs around $700 (£300) per week. These apartments are very basic but functional. The décor is a bit dated and you can be unlucky in that some of the furniture can be dog eared (the apartments are owned by a mix of private individuals/property companies and so the internal décor can be mixed). However, you get a living room with TV, kitchen and bathroom with ironing facilities, cooker, fridge etc and so it has everything you... Read review

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