By Jay Chabon
A decade ago, escape rooms were non-existent in Sydney. Today, it’s a world easier to find an escape room in the Harbour City than it is find your way out of one. Escape rooms are essentially physical versions of adventure games that require you (and often a team of about two-six people) to utilise the … Continued
By Jay Chabon
The more time you spend amongst the portaloo gridlock, terminal food van queues and errant stage divers, the more time you have to question if super-sized music festivals are worth the energy. If you answered no, Sydney is staging a variety of music festivals in these coming months that are might be much kinder to … Continued
By Jay Chabon
In Sydney, lots of bus tour companies are ready to roll to places you’ve always wanted to visit. Maybe you want to see locations where film and TV shows are shot. Perhaps you want to gaze long at postcard landscapes. Or maybe you have your heart set on insta-snapping Sydney’s many jewel-like landmarks. Bus tours … Continued
By Jay Chabon
The stadium seating, banging audio, skyscraper screens and bucket-sized popcorn and soft drink of the megaplex is one diversion from Netflix, but in Sydney, you can odyssey into a world of cinema that’s focused on a lot more than Hollywood. As summer edges near, too, your options start to look different. Open-air cinema, the drive-in … Continued
By Jay Chabon
Sydney: It’s living proof you needn’t be a Japanese salaryman with a necktie fashioned into a headband to fit into the karaoke scene. In the Harbour City, hens, corporates, locals and tourists all scream, croon and warble their way across the busy circuit of venues that pepper the city night. Whether you want to manifest … Continued
By Jay Chabon
It’s provident to decide where to drink, eat and party long before the excitement of primping your wardrobe for a special night out with favourite company takes hold. Reaching a consensus with your company, however, means conferring on concrete details of the what, where and when variety. The best news is that, in Sydney, with … Continued
By Jay Chabon
Sydney’s renowned heritage district The Rocks is a nirvana for history lovers. Some discover this when they brave the ghost tours. Others lace up for the virtual walking tours and many recommend the museums. With heritage so palpable and ubiquitous within the picturesque waterside village, getting to know The Rocks’ diverse histories is an exhilarating … Continued
By Jay Chabon
Craft and quilting ain’t just for nannas these days. Although we do take our hats off to the ladies (and gents) who have been setting the standards for we up-and-comers to aspire to. If you love handicraft in any or all of its associated forms, from fabric to paper and beyond, Sydney has got you … Continued
By Jay Chabon
From state and international-scale football contests covering all codes, to cowboys taking on bucking bulls, Sydney’s turning up the heat this winter, with sports to get competitors and fans fired up. Whether you want to be part of the spectator spectacular or take on a personal endurance challenge, this city is set to get you … Continued
By Jay Chabon
Now in its 9th year, Vivid Sydney is spreading the light fantastic to more precincts than ever before, with 90 brilliant light installations and projections across the city. While you can pick out special events through the program found at one of the Vivid information booths or online, there is a great deal of emphasis … Continued
