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Monthly Archives: December 2017

House Swap Home in Hunters Hill, Sydney
Australia, Sydney

House Swap Home in Hunters Hill, Sydney

December 17, 2017 Valerie Smith 8 Comments

Our first house swap home is in the leafy northern suburb of Hunters Hill. It’s a comfortable apartment close to all amenities including an excellent coffee shop which we’ve already frequented twice and the local park on the estuary. We have a choice of bus or ferry into the city, both only take 20 minutes or so. Perfect location!

Hunters Hill
Korean BBQ
Australia, Food and Drink, Sydney

Korean BBQ

December 17, 2017 Paul Smith Leave a comment

Wendy – a friend of our host – took us to this excellent restaurant in Eastwood the other evening. We knew Australians were famous for their barbies of course, but the Koreans have gone one better and put the barbie in the centre of the table!

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First Glimpse of Sydney Opera House
Australia, Sydney

First Glimpse of Sydney Opera House

December 16, 2017 Valerie Smith Leave a comment

This was our first glimpse of the iconic Sydney Opera House as we took the ferry to the city for the first time.

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  1. This is the beautiful view from the deck of Liisa & Rodger’s home where we are staying.

    Stanmore Bay

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    Sunset over Cox’s Bay

    March 16, 2025 Valerie Smith 4 Comments
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  1. It’s been good to catch up with NZ friends this week… Barbara & John who we first met at Holy Trinity Tauranga a dozen years ago just as they were about to come to the UK for a year. Good to get to know them that year and to revisit them and HTT … Also got together with our Christchurch friends’ daughter Frances and her two girls for a swim and a fun afternoon. …and seeing a previous house swapper friend, Karen, on Saturday, who is going to show us her ‘almost finished’ 3 year house renovation!

    Catching up with Friends

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    March 15, 2025 Paul Smith 2 Comments
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