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Sydney reveals its wow factor during Vivid

June 13, 2017 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

How to impress a teenager Teenagers these days are pretty hard to impress. With easy access to instant on-line entertainment and their inherent immediate gratification attitude, it’s difficult to know what (if anything) will “wow” them. How about Sydney during the Vivid Festival? Sydney’s 2017 Vivid festival is from May 26 – June 17.  Last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia, Destinations, New South Wales, Single Mum Travel Tales, Stories "outside" of the Travel genre Tagged With: #DiscoverSydney, #Sydney, Attractions in Sydney, Family travel, Teenagers in Sydney, travel, Travel Sydney with kids, Vivid Festival 2017, What kids like to do in Sydney

Sydney, nights are warm

November 13, 2014 By Jennifer Johnston 3 Comments

"Sydney - nights are warm, day time telly, blue rinse dawn  I see buildings, clothing the sky, in paradise" From the Power and the Passion - by Midnight Oil Sydney turned on the balmy, warm evenings when I recently returned for a short a week-end visit. There for no other reason than to catch up with an old friend, Sydney is one of my favourite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia, Destinations, New South Wales Tagged With: #Sydney, Australia, Beach Walks, Bellagio Cafe Sydney, Bondi to Bronte walk, Discover Sydney, Gelato Messina, Have fun in Sydney, Kate Sandford Jewellery, Paddington Markets, Sculptures by the Sea 2014, travel, Travel Blogger, Virgin Voyeur Magazine, what I like to do when in Sydney, what to see and do in Sydney, yummy ice-cream

Sydney vs Melbourne

June 12, 2014 By Jennifer Johnston 4 Comments

Sydney vs Melbourne Good Old Fashioned Rivalry, or something more? Feel a gathering of emotions when you see three innocent words on a page?  Note the "vs" discreetly tucked between Sydney and Melbourne. Such an insignificant abbreviation, but reading those two letters, immediately conjures a strong, emotive word: RIVALRY. Aussies love … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Australia, Destinations, Why have me write for you? Tagged With: #Sydney, Australian Beaches, Australian Capital Cities, Melbourne, nature, outdoors, traditional rivalry, travel

Who is Travel Bug Within?

A mid-life adventurer sharing stories about interesting places in an honest and occasionally sarcastic way.

I hope to tickle your wanderlust and encourage you to explore further via Travel Bug Within

Jennifer x

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