Category Archives: sydney

Favorite city views from an airplane

Belfast When I made my first visit to Northern Ireland in August, I was overwhelmed with the beauty of the countryside. I loved the deep shades of green and how the land was divided into plots. Just really, really cool. … Continue reading

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Dust storm turns Sydney red

A friend in Sydney sent me this photo of the Oak Park neighborhood this morning. Dust has covered the sky and it looks like the end of the world! Yikes! You can read more about it here.

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Sydney in review

During a visit to Sydney in September 2003, I did the following: Dinner at Darling Harbour Had a manicure Thoroughly explored the Sydney Suburban Network Ice cream at Manly Lunch on the beach Watched MTV Visited Vision Valley Met Karen’s … Continue reading

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Reflections on my first visit to Australia

Written May 18, 2003 I’m not exactly sure when or why I became interested in Australia. At some point during the first couple years of college I began to pray for Australia and then became obsessed with learning everything I … Continue reading

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How Sydney makes me feel

Written in September 2003: To be honest, I wasn’t too keen on visiting Sydney. It was the plan, I had bought the plane tickets, so I was going. I visited Sydney in February of 2000 and didn’t feel like doing … Continue reading

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My first night in Sydney, Australia

It was 7:30pm on February 12, 2000. Lima and I had been walking on the beach at Collaroy after dinner chatting about life, then spontaneously decided to try out our new unlimited bus passes and get on the very nice … Continue reading

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