Sydney Australia - The Road Less Travelled
My challenge in this recent Sydney, Australia holiday trip was to do something different from the usual touch and go tourist spots. Given that I had 15 days in Sydney, it was quite a number of days to spend in the city, and that allowed me depth of the Sydney experience. Day 1, Monday - Arrive in Sydney Having taken a red eye flight from Singapore on Scoot, I did not have much interest to do anything but to rest. Initially, I was hesitant taking such a long flight on Scoot, but once on it, I was assured, as it looked just like an old SQ airline, without the fancy food and movie selection. As long as you eat before the flight, and arm yourself with the essential book or mp3 player loaded with songs, you can pretty much self-entertain on the flight to Sydney. Upon arrival, one of the first things I did was to get a $30 stored value SIM card at Optus. This allows me almost unlimited use of 3G data and access to Google Maps which makes travelling around the city so much more c...
