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    urbanwoodsman
    Banned
    Joined: 16 Aug 2011

    What's good here? Clothes, food? Anything would be helpful. It's obviously a huge city, there has to be a shit ton to do. Think I'll be here for 7-10 days in May for work.

    last edited by 10 Apr 2012, 22:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      RocknRoll
      Joined: 29 Nov 2011

      Yep there's a heap to do in Sydney, so it really depends what kind of thing you like.

      If you're a first-time visitor I'd recommend seeing the standard tourist things: go to Circular Quay, check out the Opera House (and have a beer next to it at the Opera Bar), if you're keen you can climb the Harbour Bridge (but you have to go on a tour group and it is very $$$). Check out some beaches too - Bondi is the most famous but I think overrated. There are many better ones, but be warned it's too cold for swimming in May unless you're very brave (water temp will be around 18-19C). If you have a whole day spare you can hire a car and drive to the Blue Mountains (about 2 hrs west of the city), but if you're from a hilly part of the world you will laugh at what we call 'mountains'!

      Food-wise, you can find anything here. There is a LOT of Asian food (all varieties) if you're into that, as well as European, Nth/Sth American, etc.

      For drinking there are upmarket bars in the CBD (especially nearthe Harbour), and more funky/chilled places through Kings Cross, Newtown, and Surry Hills (all a short ride from the CBD). Tell me what kind of bars/eateries you like and I'll try to give you some suggestions. Tipping in bars is not expected in Australia - you can if you like, but no-one will care if you don't.  The base-wage for waiters/barmen is OK here, so they don't rely on tips.

      In terms of clothing and fashion, I'm not the right person to ask. The CBD has the usual array of shops that are in any big city, and I doubt you would find any thing here that you can't find overseas. For more underground fashions or second hand/vintage, try Oxford Street (Darlinghurst) or King Street (Newtown). There is nowhere selling IH!!!!

      This is all fairly general, but if you let me know what kind of thing you're into I may be able to help more.

      One final thing - a lot of people overseas have the idea that Sydney is warm/hot all year round. Not true! In May we are heading towards winter, so the days are fairly short and cool (occasional quite cold). If you stay near the city you can expect the nights to be around 10-12C, and days around 18-20C, so you will need at least one mid-weight jacket.

      Hope this helps!!
      RnR

      last edited by 5 Jan 2012, 08:06 1 May 2012, 07:57 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        Last time I went the RM Williams shop in George Street was a blast, if you like the sheep-botherer look….

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          RocknRoll
          Joined: 29 Nov 2011

          True. Australia is also home to that most fashionable of fashion items, the UGG boot (although now they're all made in china like everything else!)  😛

          last edited by 2 May 2012, 06:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            urbanwoodsman
            Banned
            Joined: 16 Aug 2011

            Thanks for all the info RnR. Looks like I'll be staying on Bondi Beach hah.

            last edited by 9 May 2012, 17:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              ronaldlsh
              Joined: 7 Mar 2010

              Im going there in July.

              Any shops worth visiting?

              THE RAW WAR

              @ronaldlsh:

              > Just going to keep wearing IH.

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                urbanwoodsman
                Banned
                Joined: 16 Aug 2011

                Why are these cars so popular? Probably the ugliest cars I have ever seen an they're fucking everywhere.

                This beer is good though

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                  Finn666
                  Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                  you´re damn right about those ugly ass cars!…  😶

                  last edited by 15 May 2012, 23:52 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    RocknRoll
                    Joined: 29 Nov 2011

                    Good to see you found the Cooper's beer, mate! We're lucky to have some awesome beers here (and unfortunately a bunch of bad ones too!).

                    That style of car is called a 'ute' - short for utility - and they are pretty common with tradesmen and people in rural areas who need to transport heaps of shit but don't want a truck. Unfortunately they are also bought by city tools who think it makes them look macho!

                    BTW, thanks for bringing the nice weather with you, Urban. A few weeks ago it was pissing down rain for days on end, now it's just glorious sunshine everyday.

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                      urbanwoodsman
                      Banned
                      Joined: 16 Aug 2011

                      @RocknRoll:

                      Good to see you found the Cooper's beer, mate! We're lucky to have some awesome beers here (and unfortunately a bunch of bad ones too!).

                      That style of car is called a 'ute' - short for utility - and they are pretty common with tradesmen and people in rural areas who need to transport heaps of shit but don't want a truck. Unfortunately they are also bought by city tools who think it makes them look macho!

                      BTW, thanks for bringing the nice weather with you, Urban. A few weeks ago it was pissing down rain for days on end, now it's just glorious sunshine everyday.

                      Yeah the weather has been amazing. I literally just asked the girl I was working with what was up with Ute's and she basically said the same thing. I've seen a lot of toolbags riding around in Ute's.

                      Another thing I've noticed is that you don't have brewed coffee here. All espresso, all the time. We've just been ordering Flat Whites.

                      Anyways, I've had a great time and really love it here. Everyone we've met has been extremely nice.

                      last edited by 18 May 2012, 07:25 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        Megatron1505
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                        Australian beer, Carlton Cold, or a good old VB FTW !!

                        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

                        last edited by 19 May 2012, 20:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          RocknRoll
                          Joined: 29 Nov 2011

                          From that post I'm not sure if you like or hate those beers.  ???

                          last edited by 21 May 2012, 01:48 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Snowy
                            Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                            @urbanwoodsman:

                            Another thing I've noticed is that you don't have brewed coffee here. All espresso, all the time. We've just been ordering Flat Whites.

                            We do, but it's not the commonly drunken-drink. Good Coffee Shops will often have filter/pour-over, siphon, the odd cold drip, dedicated black/single espresso machine….

                            This is up and down all parts of the east coast of Australia.

                            Nice to see there's at least 1 other IH-wearer/forum-ite in Sydney, hello RnR! Whenever I wear the IHF-2012 out I hope to be stopped by  someone knowing where it came from....one day :).

                            Still no IH down here AFAIK. I've subscribed to the thread. If anyone is looking @ coming to Australia, feel free to PM/E-mail me.

                            last edited by 16 Dec 2012, 10:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            • mclaincauseyM
                              mclaincausey
                              見習いボス
                              Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                              Sydney is enchanting.  Having the Royal Botanic Gardens, Circulay Quay, the Opera House, The Harbor Bridge, and the multi-pronged harbor and ferries concentrated in such a tight area is really just amazing.  I only spent a couple of weeks there and it looks like we have Sydneysiders who would know the place far better than I, but I'd like to recommend a place I really enjoyed in particular, the Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel.  If you go underneath the Harbor Bridge on the downtown side of the bridge, I think it's in that neighborhood.  This is an old part of town and you can see the hew-marks on the quarried stones from the original penal inhabitants.  I didn't stay there, but I certainly enjoyed their outstanding beers.

                              Think it, be it.

                              last edited by 25 Apr 2013, 02:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Snowy
                                Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                The area is called The Rocks, and I agree it's got a great variety of beer.

                                last edited by 25 Apr 2013, 06:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                • gbougardG
                                  gbougard
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 20 Apr 2010

                                  I'll arrive in Sydney on April 16, 2014 to start a mini tour with Sly & Robbie and Bitty McLean (Sydney, 2 nights at Byron Bay for the Bluesfest, Melbourne).

                                  I can't wait to discover Australia.

                                  Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                                  Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                                  Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                                  Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                                  Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                                  Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                                  Ric

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                                    Snowy
                                    Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                    Feck I'll be in Japan. More than happy to help you out if I can hook you up with anything that the local folk arranging the tour can't. Do you have a promo spot on FBi's Foreign Dub program (Sunday Arvo Radio program nuttin' but Dance Hall, Dub, Regge). Worth ensuring the guys get across that with the sound they.

                                    last edited by 13 Feb 2014, 10:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • topic:timeago-later,17 days
                                    • gbougardG
                                      gbougard
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 20 Apr 2010

                                      @Snowy:

                                      Feck I'll be in Japan. More than happy to help you out if I can hook you up with anything that the local folk arranging the tour can't. Do you have a promo spot on FBi's Foreign Dub program (Sunday Arvo Radio program nuttin' but Dance Hall, Dub, Regge). Worth ensuring the guys get across that with the sound they.

                                      Yes, I've been in touch with Michael from Foreigndub
                                      what other people do you suggest I contact?
                                      if you want to email me at gbougard@gmail.com, that would be easier

                                      Sly Dunbar bigs up IH on YT
                                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t2OM738mKY
                                      Sly & Robbie A Run Tings
                                      Gregory Isaacs Liveth 4 I-ver

                                      Renault: What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?
                                      Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
                                      Renault: The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.
                                      Ric

                                      last edited by 2 Mar 2014, 16:21 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Snowy
                                        Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                        ^That's about all I can suggest. I'm not connected with that scene, just enjoy listening to the radio and hearing the show on Sundays sorry.

                                        last edited by 3 Mar 2014, 09:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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