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Travel, photography and writing –

– all things I enjoy and this site gives me the opportunity to do all three and share the experience. I head off on holidays as often as possible with a close friend, or sometimes on my own, and take thousands of photos and I write about the places we go and the fun we have.

The kids have now all grown up, and I’m still working hard, so these trips to far off lands are well deserved adventures. Indulging in a wide variety of interests – history, art, design, theatre, music, dance, architecture, style, people watching, food, wine, cocktails, fashion, experiencing life, meeting new friends and generally exploring everything.

It is good to have a friend there to talk each other into (often) buying things that one of us might be thinking twice about, or seeing something we’re not sure about, (after all, we may not have the opportunity to come back!) And we are there to talk each other out of (rarely) buying or doing something that might not be such a good idea – and we have a good laugh.

I don’t do speed travel, I like to go somewhere for up to a month, immerse myself in the culture, live like a local, see as much as I can, have many long lunches, do lots of exploring, of course a bit of shopping and have some days when I just do……………..not much at all really…………….after all it is a break from my incredibly busy life in Sydney.

You won’t find me jumping off things, I like to keep my adrenaline levels steady! Nor do I race around town ticking off things to see, then pack up and move to the next city. And the budget is often put to the test – there are times when an outrageously priced cocktail, or two, at the Paris Ritz is an absolutely essential experience.

I’m hoping my stories can encourage other women, whose families are all grown up and left home, to go travelling with their friends, partners, or even on your own – you deserve it too.

Lyn

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The Christmas tree in the QVB is in place rising up into the dome. . . . . #qvb #queenvictoriabuilding #christmastree #christmasdecorations #christmasdecorationseverywhere #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneycbd #sydneyhistoricalbuildings #sydneychristmas #shoppinginsydney #christmasready #sydney #sydneylocal #seekandyoushallfind
Looking down Barrack St, peeking between the Burberry Building and the old Sydney GPO, now the Fullerton Hotel, at Martin Place getting set up for the Christmas markets. . . . #christmastree #christmasmarket #martinplace #barrackstreet #martinplacechristmastree #starontop #sydneycbd #sydneychristmas #sydneylife #sydneyshopping #sydney #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #sydneyhistoricalbuildings #seetheworldthroughmylens #australianflag #explorethecityyoulivein
The Martin Place Christmas tree is set up, but I am so over seeing it every year with the red and green beach ball look, surely we can have something different occasionally. Looks great for visitors, but if you live here........same old, same old...... . . . #martinplace #martinplacechristmastree #sydneycbd #sydneylife #sydney #sydneyhistoricalbuildings #sydneylocal #christmasinsydney #christmasiscoming #sydneylunchtime #fullertonhotelsydney #seetheworldthroughmylens
Sydney on weekdays - beautiful blue sky, blue water, I'm settling back into Sydney after returning from London, walked home from work across Sydney Harbour Bridge, I then cheat and catch the bus up the hill from here!!🤣🌞 . . #sydneyharbour #sydneyferries #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneycbd #sydneylocal #sydney #sydneyinspring #sydneywalks #walkinghomefromwork #bluewater #bluesky #waitingforthebus #perfectday #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #traveltheworldwithme #myhometown #travellerau
Another of my favourites at this year's Sculpture by the Sea, nice and calming on a day of torrential rain, followed by wild winds, but as it was the last weekend of the exhibition I had to brave it! . . #sculpturebythesea #sculptureart #sculptureinthepark #artinpublicplaces #arttherapy #artinstallation #artinsydney #sydneybeaches #sydneyweekend #sydneybythesea #sydneylife #sydney #sydneylocal #sydneywalks #seeeverythingdoeverything #seetheworldthroughmylens #travellerau #traveladdict #traveltheworldwithme
Christmas has come to Sydney!! The Strand Arcade always beautiful anyway, now dressed up in it's finest festive kit. . . . #strandarcade #strandarcadesydney #christmasinsydney #christmasiscoming #christmasdecorations #christmasdecorationseverywhere #christmasdecoratingideas #festiveseason #sydneyhistoricalbuildings #historicalbuildingsenrichourlives #shoppinginsydney #sydneylunchtime #sydneylocal #myhometown #traveladdict #seetheworldthroughmylens
David Jones Elizabeth Street Store, Sydney Spring Flower Show always attracts attention. . . . #davidjonesflowershow #davidjones #elizabethstreet #orchids #roses #pinkflowers #yellowflowers #purpleflowers #whiteflowers #sydneycbd #sydneylife #sydneyshopping #sydney #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #sydneyinspring #neverstopexploring #seekandyoushallfind #seetheworldthroughmyeyes
This is the life, a magnificent place to live on the River Thames up past Richmond on the way to Hampton Court. They've got the house, the garden, the boat house and a narrow boat tied up out the front🌞 . . . #riverthames #lifeontheriver #dreamhome #boathouse #narrowboat #thamesriverboats #thamesrivercruise #westminstertohamptoncourt #daytripfromlondon #upriver #travelbyboat #outonthewater #londonlife #londontravel #londontrip #londondaysout
Along the sculpture walk at Walsh Bay, worth a look before going to the Sydney Theatre. . . . . #walshbaysydney #walshbay #walshbaysculpturewalk #artinthestreets #artinpublicplaces #sculptureintherocks #sculptureintherocks #sculptureart #shoesasart #silvershoes #explorethecityyoulivein #sydneyharbourwalks #sydney #sydneyaustralia #seekandyoushallfind
David Jones Spring Flower Show, at the Elizabeth St store in Sydney CBD. . . #davidjonesflowershow #davidjones #elizabethstreet #orchids #yellowflowers #pinkflowers #celine #dior #pinkdress #sydneylife #sydneyshopping #sydneyaustralia #sydneycbd #seekandyoushallfind #sydneylocal #sydneyinspring #neverstopexploring #explorethecityyoulivein #lunchtimewalks #seetheworldthroughmylens
Super clean water in the bay at Tunks Park, looks inviting.....apart from the temperature of it, and the shells that would rip your feet to shreds....but apart from that..... . . . #tunkspark #tunksparksydney #sydneywaterways #loveyourwaterwayssydney #sydneyharbourwalks #springday #sydneyinspring #sydneylife #explorethecityyoulivein #seetheworldthroughmylens
This looks like it is upside down, but no, these flowers are all hanging from the ceiling in David Jones Elizabeth Street store at the Spring Flower Show. . . #davidjonesflowershow #davidjones #elizabethstreetstore #flowersontheceiling #whiteflowers #pinkflowers #sydneylife #sydney #sydneyshopping #sydneylocal #sydneyinspring #sydneylunchtime #springflowershow #sydneycbd #seetheworldthroughmylens
Inside the Ricmond Lock, gates closed and the water starting to flood in to raise us up to the water level on the next section of the Thames on our way from Westminster to Hampton Court. There are more pics and info on my website. Click the website link in the bio. . . . #richmondlock #richmondlockbridge #richmondlockandfootbridge #richmondlockandweir #thamesriverboats #thamesriverboatservices #thamesriverfinds #riverthames #daytripfromlondon #traveladdict #londonpics #londonlife #london #londontravel #londontrip #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #traveltheworldwithme
On the Walsh Bay Sculpture Walk opposite the Sydney Theatre a variety of sculptures to enhance your walk around the edge of the Harbour. . . . #walshbaysydney #walshbaysculpturewalk #walshbay #sculptureart #sculptureintherocks #sculpture #artinstallation #artinpublicplaces #artinsydney #arttherapy #sydneyharbourwalks #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #sydney #seetheworldthroughmylens
As the sun sets over Sydney Opera House, shows why this is the golden hour, or maybe the golden 10 minutes at this time of year!! By the time I walked to the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge it was dark. . . . #sydneyoperahouse #sydneyoperahouseaustralia #sydneyferries #circularquay #bennelongpoint #sydneyharbour #sydneyinwinter #walkinghomefromwork #walkacrossthebridge #myhometown #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #travellerau #timeoutsydney #traveltheworldwithme #eveningwalk
All Christmas ready in the Strand Arcade in Sydney!! . . . #strandarcade #strandarcadesydney #christmasinsydney #christmasdecorationseverywhere #christmasdecorations #christmasiscoming #startingtolookalotlikechristmas #shoppinginsydney #sydneyhistoricalbuildings #sydneylocal #myhometown #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneycbd #sydneyshopping #sydney #sydney_insta #seekandyoushallfind
Waratah in full bloom along the waters edge at Tunks Park in Sydney. Another magnificent winters day, started off cool and crisp, then beautiful in the sun 🌞 . . . #tunkspark #tunksparksydney #waratahflower #waratah #sydneynativeplants #nativeplants #nativeflowersofaustralia #walkinthepark #sailingboats #mooredboats #boatsonthebay #bluewater #bluesky #sydneyinwinter #explorethecityyoulivein #seetheworldthroughmylens
The Alfresco Emporium at the QVB, all Christmas ready 🎄!! . . . . #alfrescoemporium #alfrescoemporiumqvb #alfrescoemporiumchristmas #queenvictoriabuilding #christmastrees #christmasinsydney #christmasdecorations #shoppinginsydney #windowshopping #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal #sydney #sydneylife #seetheworldthroughmylens
Kookaburra sits on the old park bench.....that's not really how the song goes, but he wasn't laughing in an old gum tree at the time!! Just taking in the views on a sunny winters day at Tunks Park in Sydney's northern suburbs. . . . #kookaburra #kookaburrainthepark #outinthewintersun #tunkspark #tunksparksydney #walkinthepark #seekandyoushallfind #seetheworldthroughmyeyes #seetheworldthroughmylens #sydney #sydneyaustralia #myhometown #travellerau #sydneysuburbs
Another beautiful survivor from the best period of Sydney's architecture, the Strand Arcade is a lovely example of how a shopping mall used to be! . . . . #strandarcade #strandarcadesydney #sydneyarchitecture #sydneyhistoricalbuildings #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #historicsydney #sydneycbd #georgestreet #sydneylife #sydneyinwinter #sydney #sydneyaustralia #travellerau #traveltheworldwithme #seetheworldthroughmylens #myhometown
More on the Walsh Bay Sculpture Walk, the one in the middle seems to have moved on...! . . . #sculptureart #sculptureintherocks #sculpture #walshbaysydney #walshbaysculpturewalk #walshbay #artinpublicplaces #artinpublicspaces #explorethecityyoulivein #seetheworldthroughmylens #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia
Deep blue hydrangeas at the David Jones Spring Flower Show at the Elizabeth Street store. . . #davidjonesflowershow #davidjones #bluehydrangeas #goldscreen #flowershow #blueflowers #pinkflowers #whiteflowers #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydney_insta #sydneycbd #sydneyshopping #sydneylocal #sydneyinspring #explorethecityyoulivein
Just flying in for a close up time check on the Sydney Town Hall clock tower. The clock face looks like a mini Big Ben one! . . . #sydneytownhallclocktower #sydneytownhall #townhallsydney #seagull #sydneytime #timeoutsydney #travellerau #mysecretsydney #sydneyinwinter #sydneycbd #sydney #sydneylife #timecheck #historicbuildingsenrichourlives #historicsydney #myhometown
David Jones Spring Flower Show in the Elizabeth Street store in the Sydney CBD. . . . #davidjones #davidjonesflowershow @davidjonesstore #chanelbag #orchids #pinkflowers #yellowflowers #notchelseaflowershow #sydneyinspring #shoppinginsydney #explorethecityyoulivein #seekandyoushallfind #sydneylife #sydneycbd #sydneyaustralia #sydneylocal
Circular Quay, Sydney's ferry terminal, don't know how that big brown box of a building got there, I'm sure it wasn't there last time I looked!! Good to see the Overseas Shipping Terminal, on the right of the photo, without a gigantic ship in it blocking out the view of ..... everything really! . . . #circularquay #sydneyharbour #sydneyferries #overseasshippingterminal #sydneycbd #cahillexpressway #viewfromthebridge #walkingonsydneyharbourbridge #walkinghomefromwork #sydneyatdusk #sydneyinwinter #travellerau #myhometown #sydneylife #sydneyaustralia #sydneycbd #sydneylocal

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