My wife and I headed to Sydney to transform ourselves—to become people we are not. To wander the streets, climb the bridges, and be impulsive. We were there to become the urban explorers we’ve always talked about being (but could never quite become) back home in Los Angeles.
With approximately 2,500 miles from east to west, Australia tantalizes with the allure of city, desert, rainforest, and underwater adventures in one vast and beautiful country. This exciting smorgasbord of possibility can make planning a trip Down Under overwhelming. But Jetset Extra insiders know that it’s possible to experience all that iconic Australia offers with minimal […]
In 2005, I spent one day in Port Stephens, and at the time called it almost the best day of my life.
Of all the features that make Sydney Sydney, the harbour is its truest and most iconic. For me, and my many Sydney memories, that harbour isn’t part of Sydney, it is Sydney.
When you compare Australia to Europe or the U.S., it begins to feel very new as a country. Part of its appeal is that sense of a country still discovering itself, but it does make it more difficult to find ‘history.’