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Magpie Apartment at The Rocks

We were initially going to stay by the beach in Manly, and at the last minute, we decided to stay in Sydney. Cameron had a couple of work meetings in the Central Business District (CBD), and it ended up being much better being in Sydney. Once we decided to stay in the city, we started…

Arriving in Sydney

If you’ve traveled to Australia from North America, most flights arrive early – 6 am is the earliest planes can land in Sydney due to city laws. This can be a problem for storing baggage until your accommodation is available or ready. Fortunately, our Airbnb host had a spare apartment available for us to store…

Planning Our Australia Trip

Australia is a special place for our family. I traveled there by myself in my late twenties, my husband had been several times before we met since his Mom is Australian, we spent our honeymoon there, we took the kids when they were 3 and 5, and we went back three years ago when the…