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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Aug 16, 2012
Pros: Walkable using their fine transit. Clean with history, shopping, markets, historic bars, and family-fun-things-to-do.
Cons: Nothing noted. Even the toilet, costing fifty cents, was a site to experience ; )
Summary: At times I felt like I was in New York City! The buildings are tall and the people fill the city streets. Looking more closely I noticed a fine mix of architecture blending the old with the new. The Sydney people have guarded many older ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 4, 2010
Pros: Darling Harbour, Star City Casino, Tarongo Zoo, Bondi Beach,
Cons: There are no cons.
Summary: New Years in Sydney Australia is truly the event of the year. No other time, in any other place in the world, comes close to the feeling of Sydney Australia. What makes cities’ great is NOT the sights, buildings, or nightlife, but the people. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 17, 2007
Pros: Great city, lots of great attractions
Cons: sometimes very crowded in market places
Summary: Sydney the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast. It's Australia's largest financial centre and home to Australian Stock Exchange. Syndey known for a major international tourist destination for its beach and landmakrs. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 9, 2007
Pros: One of the most picturesque cities in the world. Friendly locals.
Cons: Virtually nothing! Well, it rained for a day...
Summary: As the title states, Sydneyites sometimes refer to their beautiful hometown as Steak and Kidney. Don't ask...I don't have an answer. It's a gorgeous city with a prolific skyline, picturesque harbor, and, obviously, the...SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE! ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 16, 2006
Pros: Cheaper than Europe, good public transportation to get around.
Cons: There's nowhere to want to "get around" to. How long can I stare at harbor?
Summary: Yes, the view of the harbor is nice. Yes, the view of the opera house is nice. But that's IT. There are virtually NO OTHER real attractions in Sydney... and those aren't really attractions, but just views. I tried real hard to find something of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 4, 2005
Pros: So much to do
Cons: None at all
Summary: I landed in Sydney on Boxing Day evening 2003, armed with only my backpack and my Lonely Planet guide book for company. I was on my own, (due to being let down by the friend I was supposed to be travelling with) and determined to have a good time. I was ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 14, 2004
Pros: None at the airport
Cons: No discretion used; accusatory agents
Summary: If you don't want to be treated like a common criminal for an inadvertent mistake, be careful at the Sydney airport. Our "dream trip" to Australia in Dec. 2004 turned into a nightmare by overzealous quarantine agents at the airport. We ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 16, 2004
Pros: Beautiful Sydney Harbour,sunshine and Rugby League.
Cons: Neglect of historical and cultural inheritance
Summary: Sydney is sold to the world as an urban paradise. The city has a modern commercial centre offering all the entertainments a western metropolis is expected to have - sophisticated shopping areas, splendid restaurants, British-style pubs and bars and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 19, 2004
Pros: Great hike, good exercise, amazing views of the harbor and the city in the distance
Cons: 10K hike isn't for everybody
Summary: Everyone else seems to have all the main attractions pretty well written up. I'll share a bit about a hike I went on out at Manly. If you're into seeing the surrounding areas around Sydney, get down to Circular Quay and hop a ferry. My first hike ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 15, 2003
Pros: it's Sydney...
Cons: the weather when we were there.
Summary: WARNING = excessively long review ahead Having never visited Sydney before and with only 3 days to spend here, we limited ourselves to the CBD area. Sydney is huge and I would love to have explored the bays, coves and beaches but I’m ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 9, 2003
Pros: Beautiful city , harbour area lovely,
Cons: transport
Summary: We found that Sydney transport was not as good as other cities in Australia,we stayed on the north shore, Manly and took the ferry over to the city area.This was a wonderful ride and you have a choice of two Ferries, the older slower one which was a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 30, 2002
Pros: Climate, Value For Money, Aesthetics.
Cons: Remoteness And Perhaps Short On Historical Highlights.
Summary: Australia's most celebrated city remains an obligatory stop on most itineraries around this vast continent. With a bulging population of 4 million this is a city that is going places. Many visitors are spellbound by the intoxicating mix of fine weather, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 22, 2002
Pros: An excellent city with everything for everyone.
Cons: The pollution and the congestion
Summary: Sydney is an excellent place to go to for a holiday. It is a city that has something to satisfy anyone. Around the city you can find good food outlets, easy access to transport and thousands of places to shop at. The prices here will be suited to anyones ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 28, 2002
Pros: An only slight self-conscious World Class City. Harbor. Botanical gardens.
Cons: "Hyperreality has won ... there's nothing else there." -- Robert Dessaix.
Summary: NOTE: This was written in 1999 based on a pre-Olympic visit to Sydney. I defer to others on the city's post-Olympic feel, but I suspect that much of what's here is still current.
Sydney, as you've probably heard, is now a World Class ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 24, 2002
Pros: Fantastic vibrant culture, great beaches and waterfronts, fine restaurants
Cons: Nothing, except its too far away from home
Summary: As I lived and worked in Sydney for two years, I thought I would share my experiences with you. I first went to Sydney in November 1997, but unfortunately this was only for a few days as I was on a three week assignment in Brisbane. However, less than ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 1, 2002
Pros: An excellent sun burnt land which is so beautiful.
Cons: Traffic, but nothing compared to NY, NY!
Summary: Sydney is such a wonderful place in Australia. By Sydney, i do not only mean the City, I mean the whole land.
Landmarks
Sydney is so full of landmarks that you have to stay for at least 2 weeks.
THE OPERA ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 30, 2002
Pros: All around the great Sydney rat trap are our "little stars".
Cons: non
Summary: Having been a resident of Sydney for almost twelve years, mostly during the 1980's, lets cut out the rhetoric and see what it is really is like.
Now living somewhere and visiting are two very different things. To a tourist Sydney ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 10, 2002
Pros: Clean, friendly enough, enough things to do.
Cons: They drive on the left side, steering wheel on the right
Summary: Depending on what you like to do, Sydney probably has it. Whether it is nightlife, nature, zoo's, restaurants, beaches; you can find it there.
To me, Sydney is another big city. However the noise, pollution, and crime are not what many of our ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 29, 2001
Pros: natural part of the ecology
Cons: dangerous
Summary: Call them Bushfires, Wildfires or Ralph - they can be awe inspiring and terrifying. In the Northern Hemisphere and for that matter most of the world a Bushfire is a most undesirable thing, wreaking havoc on the plant and animal life.
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 26, 2001
Pros: Everything
Cons: We have to share!
Summary: Sydney just has to be one of the greatest places on earth. Many of the reviews on epinions seem to be from people that have travelled here during the olympics. While that is great, i still believe that it isn't until you live somewhere till you can find ... read more
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