Hostel and Work
The hostel I stayed was at the summer house backpackers
which was filled with Germans doing a work and travel holiday. Not much
traveling but a lot of working from what I could tell. Common area conversation
was almost asking about each other jobs and how much they get paid an hour. One
guy was so proud that he got paid AUD 22 an hour and was basking in glory in
it. The situation at the backpackers was changed in a sense since most
travellers on a working visa was camping in Sydney since that’s where the
better pay was in Australia and normally make a home out of the hostel. This
sort of ruin the come and go traveller
Drugs
Drugs seemed to be plentiful in Sydney although I did not
see it personally. Every night some other bloke would be high on drugs (the
pill kind) and would go on to the wee hours partying. The other indicator was
that there would be syringe disposal bins in the weirdest places you could
imagine. One even told me that at another hostel they have it in the toilets.
Somehow Australia did not feel so safe anymore but I am still hoping the dun bother
and they won’t disturb you would be workable.
Sights and Touring ….
Lots of tours are available in Sydney that it could bog you
down a little. Makes a person vary if he is getting ripped off. I surely did.
Now if you want to go whale watching and would be traveling the east coast I
recommend postponing that item on your list. I took the whale watching and
Taronga Zoo ticket that cost AUD 99. I later found out when in surfers paradise
you could get whale watching for AUD 20. Fuck the zoo and go to the kangaroo
park or koala sanctuary as well if you go up north along the east coast …. Oh
well still it was a nice experience … worth going if you are only going to be
in Sydney.
Day trips to Blue Mountain and Hunters Valley and a bunch
more which I did not feel like venturing. Sydney was too efficient for a
traveller that it feels like somehow you are being ripped off even if all the
tour agency that you been to spill out the same prices or close to it.
The free walking tour however is worth a go. I think I
posted on it previously … LINK. Markets and boat rides and of course venturing
and hopefully surving King Cross Red Light district. King Cross gets crazy at
night for that’s is also where all the pubs are and lots of people goes to
party. Funny thing is that if you go when the sun goes down you would think
that King Cross is like any other party pub street and not a red light district
for there are more party goes then the bongo bongo goers. Of course the bongo
bongo is more discreet …. I’ll never know …. Too chicken to try it out I guess
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Walk and Get Lost
Walking would be my favourite past time in Sydney. I could
walk for hours and still see something new around each corner. Parks are
abundance and lovely as well and each district has its own charm. Budget savvy
this was the bulk of my visiting in Sydney. Tuck in one of the parks is also
the Sydney art Gallery which house not much but still has an awesome collection
of paintings.
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