Been travelling to Aus/NZ quite often for work, so thought I'd pen down what was interesting and places to visit (if you want to) so that you can take in some tips if you are interested in visiting!
(or you could always google #justsaying)
So, thanks to Daylight Savings now, Sydney/Melbourne is now 3 hours ahead of Singapore *Note to friends who text me at midnight SGT it's 3am here now) (oh and I'm posting this when I'm in Melb)
Bought this in Myers, I am totally a sucker for marketing products. 750g and I'm gonna lug this back home *cries a little*
Most shops close by 5pm. A good rule of thumb when travelling in Australia is to get a data plan and google to see if the place you want to go is open. Especially restaurants - this is because I've been to a couple restaurants without googling and only when I arrive I realise the restaurant is not even open #facepalm | I'm also confounded by DST simply cos the last time I was here (In Sept), sunset was at 5:30pm, whereby I get hungry by 5:45pm simply because it's dark and I think it's 8pm.
Now, sunset is at 8+pm. This means for once, my brain thinks I'm supposed to be hungry but I'm not because it is still so bright. Yesterday, when I finished dinner, I left the restaurant at 8pm, it looked like it was 6pm back home in SG. *confused mind*
In Sydney and Melbourne CBD, fortunately the grocery chains (Woolworths, Coles, etc) are still open after 5pm. I've heard that in the suburbs, this doesn't really hold true.
Some must-visits (IMO) in each city:
- Sydney (other than the usuals like Darling Harbour, Opera House, The Rocks etc); I will always visit the Sydney Fish Market; it's really accessible by tram/bus, or you could even walk if you wanted to if your hotel is in the CBD area!
- The Star Casino - not to gamble, but for the food, there's zumbarons there which I love, macarons by this famous Australian chef Adriano Zumbo (he recently collaborated with Tim Tams for a couple of unique flavours such as red velvet, salted caramel etc)
- Melbourne; I recently visited Queen Victoria Market on the weekend and there was a delightful bazaar thing going on, not sure if it's open every weekend or if I'm just lucky but I love it! You can get great finds/vintage stuff and a flea market is ongoing as well! (A really genuine flea market, not the blogshop ones that we have in Singapore that probably has just a few authentic stalls selling pre-owned stuff and the rest are BNWT)
- on my to-do list; Great Ocean Drive!
- Perth; King's Park at night & in the day is really different, worth going once if you are a city person and want to take in nature
- Nothing really much, I just like Perth cos I have family there and it's good to spend time with family :)
FOOD (MY FAVOURITE TOPIC EVAH)
Sydney
- Sydney Fish Market (mentioned earlier)
| Bank St & Pyrmont Bridge Road | Sydney, NSW |
- Hurricane's (Darling Harbour) [best ribs ever]
| Harbourside Shopping Centre, 433-436 Darling Dr | Sydney, NSW
Melbourne
- Hardware Societe [brunch]
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Melbourne, VIC
- Meatmaiden [lobster mac&cheese]
195 Little Collins St | Melbourne, VIC
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- La Belle Miette [macarons]
30 Hardware Ln | Melbourne, VIC
- Meat and Wine Co [ribs]
Perth
- Johnny's Burgers [burgers & Chilli cheese fries!)
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All the Crowns (Melbourne and Perth) (that I know of)
- Rockpool Bar and Grill (Mac & Cheese with speck is the best ever)
- Merrywell's (their friesssss)
Hehe I hope this short entry helped you in your decision to visit Aussie! It's a good place to go to relax and rewind because the pace of life is slower here compared to other cities. If you are interested in shopping, this is not the country for you because you can find mostly everything here cheaper in other countries, even Singapore! LOL.
Cheers,
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