Category: CITIES

A budget-friendly weekend in Sydney: Park Regis City Centre

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Posted: 11/04/2023

When it comes to planning a weekend getaway in Sydney, finding the perfect balance between comfort and affordability is key. Luckily, the Park Regis City Centre offers just that – a budget-friendly option that doesn’t skimp on style or location. Located in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, this hotel is the perfect base for exploring all that the city has to offer. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at what a city stay weekend at the Park Regis City Centre looks like, and why it should be your next choice for a budget-friendly Sydney trip. Location, location, location Let’s start with the most important aspect of any hotel stay: the location. The Park Regis City Centre is situated in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, just a stone’s throw away from some of the city’s most iconic landmarks. From here, you can easily walk to Darling Harbour, Circular Quay, or even the Opera House. Not to mention the abundance of dining, shopping, and entertainment options at your doorstep. Whether you’re here for business or leisure, the location of the Park Regis City Centre couldn’t be better. Comfort meets affordability Now, let’s talk about the hotel itself. Despite being a budget-friendly option, the Park Regis City Centre doesn’t skimp on style or amenities. The rooms are comfortable and modern, with everything you need for a cosy weekend stay. Think plush beds, air conditioning, tea and coffee making facilities, and more. Plus, the hotel offers some extra perks that you might not expect from a… Read More

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Experience the beauty of nature at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

Melb Flower Garden Show festival

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Posted: 11/04/2023

Gardening enthusiasts, nature lovers, and families, mark your calendars for the annual Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show! This five-day event is set to take place from March 29 to April 2, 2023, at the prestigious Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, where visitors can indulge in breathtaking garden displays, attend educational talks, workshops and tastings, and engage in exciting family activities. The 2023 program features an extraordinary lineup of Show Garden displays by some of the world’s best landscape designers, including Charlie Albone and Dublin’s Peter Donegan. The event also offers a range of backyard inspiration for urban dwellers, such as the 5m x 5m Boutique Gardens, student-led Achievable Gardens, and Hanging Basket Competition. If you’re feeling creative, explore the all-new Brush & Bubbles workshops where you can unleash your inner Monet. For those with a passion for floristry and fashion, there is a dedicated wedding showcase and even floral fashions by RMIT students to check out. Don’t miss out on the botanical-inspired High Tea or the sprawling Flower Market within the Royal Exhibition Building. Adding to the allure, Gardens by Twilight will transform the Carlton Gardens, featuring Melbourne’s finest musicians, gourmet bites, and wines to create a sparkling paradise. Visitors can also access educational talks from industry elites on the Main Stage and marvel at stunning works from Australian artists at the vibrant Arts & Sculpture Precinct. Inside the reimagined Scotts Osmocote Indoor Plant Zone, find inspiration for enhancing indoor environments. Hands-on workshops and tastings are offered by The Diggers Club, providing visitors… Read More

Category: CITIES, MELBOURNE

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How to celebrate Coogee Bay Hotel’s 150th birthday

People sitting in a beachfront beer garden soaked in sunshine

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Updated: 20/03/2023

Need another reason for a Sunday sesh? Then, look no further. The Garden at Coogee Bay Hotel for an epic party that’s sure to be one for the history books for their 150th birthday celebration. The event promises a range of exciting activities, including live music and DJs, a special kids’ corner with face painting and balloon animals, delicious food and drink specials, and a massive birthday cake to cap it all off. This milestone celebration marks the start of a year-long extravaganza, divided into three distinct phases, that will showcase the hotel’s rich history, current vibrant spirit, and ambitious future plans. The first phase, ‘The Legacy,’ will run from February to April, followed by ‘Forever Young’ from May to August, and ‘Many Happy Returns’ from September to November. So, if sun-soaked bevs with an ocean view are up your alley, then head to the Coogee Bay Hotel website for more

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Why you shouldn’t miss La Boheme according to its stars

The cafe in La Boheme by Opera Australia

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Posted: 10/03/2023

In celebration of the Sydney Opera House‘s 50th birthday this year, Opera Australia, its resident opera and performing arts company, is putting on one heck of a line-up. With the renowned and favourite La Boheme currently on stage until THIS weekend, 11 March, your chance to see it for the season is almost up! It’s a moving story of love gained, shaken and then lost forever, written by famed Italian composer – who wrote quite accessible operas for those who are new to the whole experience – Giacomo Puccini. It’s even got those two renowned arias placed strategically back-to-back in the first act of the performance, that do their job in honing you in and driving you (or maybe just me?) to tears every time. They are: Che gelida manina and Si mi chiamano Mimi. They highlight the very moment Rodolfo and Mimi fall in love and do the best job at positioning Mimi as a delicate flower of a woman, who Rodolfo can’t but help being totally taken with immediately. Have a listen here: You can check out our other thoughts and reviews on the La Boheme production here. To find out why La Boheme is so good and such a must-see, we spoke to the latest lead singers, Atalla Ayan and Rebecca Gulinello who play Rodolfo and Mimi, the main lovers’ storyline, through the production. “Singing La Boheme taught me something beautiful about life: The passion and the joy of living every moment, every second as the last one of your existence. Living for the… Read More

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First time opera; first time opera singer – Rebecca Gulinello tell us about La Boheme in Sydney

The cafe in La Boheme by Opera Australia

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Updated: 10/03/2023

Whether you’re an opera aficionado, or after a new experience for the first time, there’s one thing you can be sure of – you’re not alone! People from all walks of life with all kinds of musical tastes gather on a nightly basis at the world famous Sydney Opera House – which is turning 50 this year! – to see operas by the world-renowned Opera Australia company, which this season is putting on La Boheme and giving even its singers a unique first experience! New singer Rebecca Gulinello is making one of her preliminary performances in the production, taking to the stage after she only took to her first stage performance this January! We got to speak with the highly talented, new singer about her performance as Mimi in La Boheme. Here’s how it went. How excited are you to be playing Mimi this season? To be taking on this role for me is a great responsibility because this stage is my home base. Sydney Opera House is iconic and one of the most coveted stages any singer in the world wants the privilege of being able to sing on. It is where other greats have sung before me and all my incredible colleagues in the company currently perform. To believe in my own greatness and to trust in my voice, my hard work and efforts towards this debut has been the most challenging. The mindset of a singer is also similar to that of a professional athlete. You must maintain a sense of rigour, routine, mental… Read More

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Why you need to see La Boheme – we speak to lead male singer Atalla Ayan

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Updated: 10/03/2023

Opera Australia is putting on La Boheme this season at the Sydney Opera House, as part of their year-long celebration of the world famous Sydney Opera House’s 50th birthday this year in 2023. Ahead of the show wrapping-up and to remind you that yes, you do need to see it before it leaves the stage, we had a chat to its lead tenor, Atalla Ayan, opera singing extraordinaire who is taking on the role of Rodolfo for Opera Australia in this production on at the Sydney Opera House until 11 March 2023. How exciting is it for you to be taking it on the role of Rodolfo with Opera Australia?  Singing Rodolfo means a lot to me – it was the very first role I’ve sang on stage professionally and it is certainly very close to my heart. Singing Rodolfo means experiencing the joy of singing and the passion for living every moment as the last one. Are you excited to be singing in the Opera House? I just love singing in Sydney! People are the nicest, the House is great to sing in and colleagues are the best. It is a pleasure and a true gift for me singing in the magnificent Sydney Opera House! And an honour, really. Also, I’ve got to make a point: the audience is just amazing! H emotionally invested do you have to be in your character. How do you do it?  Singing La Boheme taught me something beautiful about life: The passion and the joy of living every moment, every second as… Read More

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Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge; help a charity

People climb Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Posted: 03/03/2023

Sydney’s known for two things: the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Both are iconic, but only one lets you climb it – and this year, the Bridge is supporting a charity and doing some good for the community. Following an incredible inaugural event last year which saw over 550 participants and more than $70,000 raised, BridgeClimb Sydney is thrilled to announce the return of its Climb for a Cause charity event on Sunday May 7, 2023, supporting Black Dog Institute, Australia’s leading mental health research institute. Doing more for the world than just allowing commuters aboard, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and BridgeClimb are fast-becoming not just a fun outdoor social activity, but an engine for change. For one day only, individuals, groups, and organisations can come together to ascend the magnificent arches of the Sydney Harbour Bridge while raising awareness and important funds towards a mentally healthier world. So why not get involved? It takes only three steps: More info and bookings can be found at the BridgeClimb website

Category: LIFESTYLE, AUSTRALIA, CITIES, SYDNEY, TRAVEL

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How to eat out in Sydney without breaking the bank

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Posted: 28/02/2023

Here’s your ticket to affordable eating in Sydney again. Cost of living crisis, who? In good news, it’s back; TheFork, leading online restaurant reservation platform, is excited to announce Australia’s biggest dining event, TheFork Festival, has returned for another year from 1 March to 2 April.  TheFork Festival is all about discovery without breaking the bank – for four weeks, anyone who books a restaurant reservation through TheFork at any of their participating restaurants will receive up to 50% off their dining bill. That could mean dining out all day for less than $35 – that’s way below the average single-household grocery bill per week of $104! Here’s what a delicious day out in Sydney could look like! Enjoy $4 Hotcakes at On Conwell for breakfast, a Vietnamese Fried Rice $12 at 14 North 108 East for lunch and a Mix Plate Tacos at Roast Republic for dinner at only $15. For more info and to make your plan of attack for how to eat your way through Sydney, head to The Fork’s website, linked above.

Category: LIFESTYLE, AUSTRALIAN FOOD, CITIES, FOOD & DRINK, SYDNEY

Best places to eat in Sydney this World Pride

Chiswick Sydney restaurant

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Posted: 28/02/2023

This Sydney World Pride is all about openness, being your best self and living the life you want. And if that involves eating at quality restaurants around the city, then get that too! Here’s a short round-up of some top places we’ve found, offering some of the nicest experiences around the city this Pride. North Bondi Fish For one day only, Bondi Beach will become the city’s hottest club for 12,000 people from 3pm, starring pop sensation Nicole Scherzinger, and featuring an all-Australian DJ line-up including dameeeela, Jarred Baker, Jacqui Cunningham, DJ Charlie Villas and DJ Dan Murphy. Naturally, North Bondi Fish is hosting a pre-beach party, complete with music, margs, love and golden glitter. A line-up of much-loved DJs will be hitting the decks to pump out tunes that evoke nothing but fun, and beats that’ll make you sizzle and dazzle down to Bondi’s sands to continue through til’ late in the night. Plus, their Summer of Margs menu has been extended to Sunday 5th of March to satisfy any margy cravings in conjunction with WorldPride. Go by on Saturday 4 March. Reign at the QVB Indulge in a decadent shared menu and an array of bubbles to suit your palate. Whether you’re looking for a Sunday recovery or a pre-game spot before heading out, Reign at QVB is the perfect destination. Join MC Lady Francesca every Sunday from 10am to 2pm for a four-course brunch with paired bubbles of your choice, served by topless waiters. Lady Francesca is one of the fiercests queens around…. Read More

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COS x Courtney Act design World Pride charity totes for Black Rainbow

Courtney Act COS bag

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Posted: 28/02/2023

Courtney Act has been all over everything lately – from eloquently defending herself on TV, to singing live at the World Pride Sydney opening event, she’s the woman who does it all! And now to, in celebration of the 2023 Sydney World Pride, COS is unveiling a limited-edition tote designed by all-round performer, activist, and advocate Courtney Act. 100% of the funds raised will go towards First Nations LGBTQIA+SB (Sistergirl, Brotherboy) organisation Black Rainbow to support positive health and well-being for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community. Find your own at COS stores around the country.

Category: LIFESTYLE, CITIES, LGBTIQ, STYLE, SYDNEY

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