The Coolest Neighborhood in SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 มี.ค. 2023
- Exploring the hip and vibrant Newtown area of Sydney, the largest city in Australia.
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Hi Gabriel , you might be interested , as you asked the question, that the median price of a house in Newtown is $1.8 Million.
Those places you passed were actually terrace houses from the 19th century. Newtown was originally mainly small workers cottages and a low socio economic area. Sydney real estate is the second most expensive on earth .
Newtown was a slum until about the 1960's . An apartment overlooking Manly beach might start from about $7 million.It's crazy.
I bought a house in Newtown in the 1970's and it was a dodgy area then , with squatters and street gangs. Cheapest area I could find.
By the way , you should take the Toronga Park ferry to see native animals at the zoo. Leaves from Circular Quay.
A trip to Katoomba on the train is a great day trip to see the dividing range, vast forests and take some bush walks. Good food and pubs locally.
Safe travels.
I was just about to comment on the same thing..That little terrace house you just passed is about 1.8 mil..lol..
Not sure why this bloke is even wasting his time visiting Newtown...
Those are some crazy prices. I don't understand how real estate became that level expensive in a country that's 99% empty space. There's no shortage of land and resources in Oz. As opposed to Japan with way more people and way less open land and it's actually cheaper there.
I'm in Redfern and a 1 bedroom apartment near me just sold for 1.4 million !!
@@rexx9496 most of that land is desolate land it’s why most of the population live in a handful of cities - the largest cities being in this order - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Gold Coast/ Tweed Heads, Newcastle, Wollongong, Hobart, Darwin. And even of those only the top 5 provide enough employment opportunities.
@@rexx9496 There's a huge housing crisis here right now. Many employed - 2 income families are homeless. Not enough homes houses or apartments to buy or rent. This is driving up prices.
8:10 It's called a "bottle shop" in Australia. They can be found adjacent to grocery stores such as Coles - Liquorland and Woolworths - BWS.
@@englishquizfactory "Bottle-o" is just a slang for "bottle shop".
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I’m a born and bred Aussie in my late 60s, and only the last year or so on TH-cam heard them referred to as Bottle-o. I had to look up meaning as remember as a child in the 1960s that term was used but died out. I remember it called The Bottle shop. I had to look it up to see I wasn’t loosing my marbles lol.
* Australia, informal, obsolete)
bottle-o, Noun - meaning - A door-to-door trader in used bottles.
@@englishquizfactory "Bottle shop" in Australia in Brisbane since the 70s. Bottle-O is recent jargon.
I was very happy to see in your last video the hind part of the Sydney Opera House. The pictures I always see show the front. The park nearby is extremely beautiful.
Mentioned this in the previous Video. This could pass of as just another US looking city. Shopping area like any US town. The difference, its just tightly packed with narrower roads, but a lot cleaner. And that 18:16 US flag on the burger.
Thanks for showing some good street art and underlining it with cool music - keep up the good vibes, Gab!
@14:52 Hearing you rap was the unexpected delight of my day today! LOL I've watched your videos for years and never saw that coming. :p
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Thanks for the great music once again Gabe! ❤️
You should get out of the city and see the bush, thats what makes AUstralia unique, as some suggested take the train about an hour out of Sydney to the Blue mountains, also dont make the mistake of just traveling to the large cities, the best parts of Australia are outside the cities in the countryside, such as the smaller coastal towns and the bush
I agree, looking forward to seeing more of the country beyond Sydney. Problem is the weather, trying to decide where is the best place to go. Rain sucks for exploring and filming.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos yes it seems to be raining in most parts of Australia at the moment
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@Hailey the whole east coast
Alice Springs
You just missed out on Erskineville Rd when you walking through King street- this is road where they filmed an iconic aussie movie , Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Gabe your videos are amazing ...Keep it up
Hi Gabriel 🤜🤛 thanks for showing around, have a great day , be safe
A memorable thing I saw in Newtown. A Wisconsin Dells T-shirt in a vintage clothing shop.
Lord of The Flies is a terrifying must-read book! Reading it has stayed with me forever.
I recommend the book to everyone.
I havnt been in Newtown in 30yrs. thankyou for the look around, I enjoyed that. 😁
One good thing about Sydney is the train network is pretty extensive you can catch it up to Katoomba for like $6.50 AUD I’m sure there’s some short bushwalks close by to the three sisters. The train ride down to Wollongong is also really nice too
@@Swyrynia but unfortunately over 3000km away from Gabriel.
@@SwyryniaSounds like you’ve never left Perth..
Sydney public transport is pure $hite
You started going up Enmore Road and turned around! You missed some great cafes and bars. I just moved from there and miss it already.
Innercity vibe! Love Newtown...grwat diverse neighbourhood!! always great for a meal and an interesting walk. Shame the weather wasn't the best, stroll around...beautiful terrace homes ...most $2mill +++...some awesome Victorian mansions around Hollis Park in Newtown!
Its great to see somebody who appreciates Sydney. As somebody who is born and raised North of Sydney, the place has so much to offer
You HAVE to go to blue mountains and hike Grand Canyon, Ruined Castle, Lockleys Pylon, and visit Katoomba and Leura
Yeah, I did Blue Mountains from Sydney 20 yrs ago. 3 sisters are amazing. Also seem to remember going a cool little art house cinema in Mount Victoria. "Mount Vic Flicks" just up the line from Katoomba
Sydney my dream destination hope to visit in 2024
Great soundtrack on this one!
You can actually do a really cool brewery tour around that area!
Young Henrys (whose main beer is called "Newtowner"), Grifter, Batch, Bob Hawke's, Mixtape, Philter, Willie the Boatman...
They all offer unique craft beers and have a cool vibe!
I lived in Newtown for 5 years above a trendy cafe on king street. There is never a dull moment in Newtown where all you have to do is walk down king street and you’ll find everything you need to keep you entertained.
looks dull to me
@@ihatekillerclowns yeah another boring overpriced Aussie shithole
looked dull to me too.
It comes to life at night
Good tour of the neighborhood.
I’m really liking the new thumbnails Gabriel. Nice work! 👏🏻😊
Cool.
Hi Gabriel, if your looking for hip culture, I recommend going to downtown Melbourne. Bluestone laneway is famous for its street art. Victoria markets also has a very lively atmosphere with great food and music.
Lots of fun things to do there!
Man if you think sydney has cool suburbs your gonna love Melbourne
Head on up to Newcastle, just 2.5 hours north of Sydney. Some of the largest sand dunes in the southern hemisphere, city right on the beach and a great wine region, the Hunter Valley.
Hear! Hear! I thoroughly agree!
Australia is the largest island and the smallest continent, learnt that at school over 50 years ago 🇦🇺 try taking a train from central station down to Kiama / Woolongong the south coast is beautiful
the great thing about Australia is our awnings - which keeps you dry in winter, and protected from the sun in summer. Dodgy building permits sometimes let dodgy people build without the awnings but fortunately this is now required that awnings are build in new buildings as standard in order to get approval. In USA you soo some awning in places like San Fran and Seattle
Indian temple murals on Monday and Australian street murals on Friday. A dramatic change in surroundings but at least you can say that artistic expression is constant throughout the ages.
Newtown really comes alive at night on the weekends. Live music, nightclubs, theatres, cabaret shows, pubs etc.
Hey Gabe head up to Nimbin a cool hippy town. Find the green planter !
Newtown, interesting place and history ;)
Hire a Car and drive to Dubbo! On the way visit Mudgee & Orange, Bathurst during return for a different experience. Or a short trip to southern highlands.
You are busy traveler sir.i really enjoy your all travel videos.Australia look like very beautiful and nice country.stay well stay safe from gazipur bangladesh
Hi Gabriel, love watching your videos, glad to see that you are having a great time here in Sydney, can I suggest that you should travel by train down the South Coast of NSW from Sydney to - Wollongong and further south along the coast towards Bombo, Kiama and Gerringong. They are all lovely beach side towns with fantastic green slopping scenery and it is stunning to see farmland homes and cows, horses right next to the ocean.
Sounds interesting, I'll look into it. ✌
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Royal national park coastal walk (27KM) would be enough. No need to down to the further south.
As a sydneysider you have to check out Melbourne for street art it's crazy
boring
Hey Gabriel, big fan of yours and fellow backpacker of about 50 countries. I'm from NZ but live in Sydney so it's a pleasant surprise to see you are in town and hope you have enjoyed it. Sydney is a great place to live, with amazing nature and climate all year. If you have time the Blue Mountains is quite spectacular and about 2 hours away. On Sunday the transport fee is capped at $2.50 however it might only be if you used an opal card during the week, just ask a transport staff. Either way the train is an easy and independent way to get up there and it's worth it. If you PM me I would be happy to give you some tips on good tracks / Sydney places, or even NZ if you end up there. Aussies will always say 'mate', so thanks mate for all the inspiring videos. Welcome to the land down under. 🎶
I like the new style of thumbnail, they really catch the eye 👍
Hi Gabriel, you went out on a limb in this part of town. It strikes me as a working-class mix of the diverse neighborhood interesting to see. A lot of American Influence James Baldwin a New Yorker a particularly important American writer. Of course, Graffiti isn't uniquely American, but Americans have transformed it into a form of expression in our everyday lives.
Was that the Marlboro? Good vlog man , the stuff I see every day 🤙🏽
Yes we have Marlboro cigarette in Australia but all cigarettes here are very low quality and taste awful due to FSC, and you will pay $50 for a pack. All rubbish. Most people nowadays buy 'chop chop' which is cheap illicit tobacco..
Great stroll you took us on. Kind of reminded me a bit of the Haight in S.F. Mexico has the best street art Ive seen so far! Thanks for the peek into New town!
Having also been to SF, I concur
in newtown there are lot of junkies too....
I think the best street art I've seen was in Bogota: th-cam.com/video/wPuE2FMXc2g/w-d-xo.html
Apart from my home suburbs in southern Sydney, Newtown is my favourite place in Sydney. You know Coldplay filmed their video for Sky Full of Stars on the streets of Newtown.
Yess Yess!! GABRIEL!! .it's like A Jungle.."That makes me Wonder how I keep from going under" 😊 so cool that you looked it up to confirm the lyrics and the Artist. Thee All Original Grand Master Flash! Great Vid! Nice places!!
didn't know they have a retro arcade place at newtown, maybe I will take a trip down there 😁
Its called 1989
Newtown isn't the prettiest place in Sydney, but it is full of life. Admittedly, I used to love getting a bite to eat there on my way home from Sydney Uni, just down the road. It's also a haven for alternative lifestyles. Walking down the road you will see all sorts of colourful people all living and going by their day in harmony.
The coolest and the most artistic neighborhood i guess... i noticed some interesting buildings too ...✌👌👍there is a large Greek community in Australia you know, mainly in Melbourne and Sidney...
There are also Potts Point, Kings Cross and Oxford Street. Certainly not the only one cool street in Sydney.
@@k.vn.k i waa sure of that, thanks and bravo for your beautiful city!!✌❤
You can walk across the harbour bridge , thats nice , go up to centre point tower , walk around china town and darling harbour is ok , its is good to see my city through someone elses eyes ,
Should have had. Happy ending in China town
Hi Gabe, next destination I suggest you should fly to Alice Springs where you can explore Aboriginal culture and Uluru the massive Rock,one of symbols for Australia, from there fly to Cairns where the great barrier Reef is
Alice Spring is not safe for tourists at the moment , big crime problem
The aboriginals have created a crime haven in Alice, best to avoid that place.
It was nice to see all the places where I once lived and worked in the 80s. Hope you go to Melbourne/Fitzroy where I grew up. Thanks Gabe!
Aah the eighties before Australian Third World Immigration
@@killingtime7350 third world immigrant here, hope you feel better soon.
@@NamNam-qq6bd all good here water water, sorry to hear about your unfortunate luck
@@killingtime7350 yea sh*t happens.
If you get down to Melbourne from the 1st April it will only cost $9.30 daily to travel the whole public transport network in Victoria from border to border which is cheap
Newtown has been a cool neighbourhood for decades, it attracts a a lot of young people at night, if you go at night, the vibe there is unbelievably
and its basically the last place standing in Sydney that's in a way kept its vib .. sadly. the 80s n 90s were the grouse in Newtown trust me nothing like now though but still fair to medlen n not just Asians getting around but aussies too. go to Katoomba mate as thats still good even tho thats changed to regarding ppl but its still a great place.. trust me its no way to see a city for the first time when u have a dam camera in ya hand mate as your not going to be able to exuberance anything much at all trust me.
I'm loving the Australia series so far man and I am looking forward to seeing where u go. the only thing i feel is missing is hearing an Australian accent! Not sure why but I w just wana hear some locals talkin. Bless up One Love worldwide
Hi Gabriel from California, I enjoy all your episodes, specially you are telling details about prices , fly hotels , and most your talk all the time about visas and restrictions about the country go in , thanks all your videos, around the world 🌍 I think you should open your group travel Agency, people like you know Mach more about travel then many travel agents , be safe and enjoy traveling , 🎉
It might be too late but you have try crocodile pizza in Katoomba, at Station Bar & Woodfired Pizza.
Also highly recommend Gran canyon walking track for good taste of Australian rainforest.
I've been watching your videos. One you did on the beaches near Golkarna, you talked about living in Eugene, Oregon, and going to a rainbow gathering near there in 1993. Wondering if you've been to the Oregon Country Fair and if our paths may have crossed at some point. I'm very much enjoying your videos, btw :)
I went to the OCF once, I think summer of '04 or '05.
Ah Newtown...my home ❤️ it's inner city grungy, but full of life, and super diverse, especially at night. sorry about the weather mate, it's usually a lot better.
It feels a lot like Portland, Oregon, where I lived, especially the weather.
Welcome to Aussie mate 🙏🏼 Checkout Dorrigo NSW, absolute stunner if you're a nature fan
A harbour cruise might be nice for you Gabe, though they're expensive, but seeing the city from the water gives a different perspective.
Just take the ferry and do a loop past Luna Park and around to Darling Harbour and back. Then catch a different ferry and head on out to Manly or Watson’s Bay. No need to pay for a harbour cruise. You can use your opal card.
I took a ferry in the last video: th-cam.com/video/kKmdhzJKt7c/w-d-xo.html
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Yeah, a Manly Fast Ferry. Not as much fun as one of the old ferries.
I might be rather out of date, but back when I lived in Sydney my tip for an economy harbour cruise was to take a ferry from Circular Quay to Parramatta.
Italian Bowl is a great place to eat as you get a lunch and dinner in one.
Looks like your next video will be about trip the blue mountains as the sun 🌞 much better than the weather forecast predicted
Welcome to Australia, mate 👍
I would recommend the art gallery of NSW and St Mary’s cathedral Sydney botanical gardens and free ocean pools around Sydney
First bit of street art looks like a play on the old iPod adverts!
looks a lot like silvelake, echo park, los feliz in los angeles especially with the murals
Also looks like highland Park Los Angeles
Nice to see you smile on the thumbnail :)
I stated in the Newtown area when I was there 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
you need to check out brunswick street, fitzroy and sydney road, brunswick (if you go to melbourne) for the proper street art of australia.
Hello from CA. Cool video of bohemian neighborhoods. Any bookstores? Ethnic restaurants?
Been a while since I've been in Newtown, used to live there for a few years. Funny to see what's changed and what hasn't. With that sort of weather, you probably would've been better off just turning left at the station and setting up at the Townie. Or at least taking regular refreshment stops along your way. Not really a day for watching the world go by outside there, I'm afraid.
The new thumbnails 🔥
Looks like that burger at the end was from Big Daddys??? If you go back to NEwtown defintley hit up Loaded by BL. Best burgers in Sydney. They also have a couple of locations in the City. Bar Luca near Circular Quay and BL Burgers in Darlinghurst,
Gabriel check out Australia's silo art ..you will be impressed...silos are wheat storage very tall in the countryside.
Just wanted you to know if you are interested in art on buildings you need to go to a town called "Sheffield" in Tasmania (a state of Australia).. the town is famous for it.. and Tasmania is a beautiful State.
Should be sunny Thursday and Friday next week in Sydney. Thank goodness.
The days of the second hand book n record shops on Kings street being open past midnight were the days trust me but that's all gone now sadly.
Grand Master Flash yes! takes me back to my 13 years old lol
Gab if you won't nice weather go to brisbane or cairns
Architecturally, and in terms of the general; grungy vibe, Sydney definitely seems a lot like Vancouver and Seattle. All the more so when the weather is like this!
Completely agree with that as a Vancouverite. Personally I would love to live in Sydney from the looks of it, get a taste of the southern hemisphere and it's extravagant nature.
Sydney is so warm. Seattle is cold. It snows in Seattle every winter sometimes sticking. This winter was a severe ice storm.
And i highly doubt theres the amount of homeless drug addict camps and crime in Sydney as there is in Seattle and Vancouver. Seattle is a complete shithole. I grew up there. Left during the riots of 2020 and it's not getting better. The place is a complete dump.
@@emptyplenty4730 Sydney is not always warm at all, while it won’t snow like Seattle, it rains ALOT and definitely gets cold in winter.
Really just newtown thats like this
Go down to Cronulla, walk around then catch ferry over to Bundeena if you haven’t left Sydney already.
Otherwise def head up to Byron Bay and take a day trip out to Nimbin!
You popped my Australian cherry, finally watched my first video of someone's travels there! Loving the videos so far!!
I always go to newton when I'm in Sydney, it reminds me of Melbourne
Hi Gabe, The Martin Luther King mural was comparing what he said (“I have a dream”) to traditional First Australians (“Aboriginal”) spiritual culture, known as “the Dreaming”. There are many different First Australians’ cultures,each with their own language, country and “dreaming”. We have the oldest continuous human culture here in Australia, 60-100,000 years of culture right here in Oz. I’m a “whitefella” Australian, 5th Generation, but I am proud of the First Australians (“black fellas”) and their history and traditional ownership. I was born in Newcastle, NSW, Awabakal country.
Australian Aboriginals do not have a say in all this third world immigration I to their country
There is no real Aboriginal culture. It’s a manufactured idea from nefarious interests to pit an Us V Them narrative to sow division. For example Welcome to Country ceremonies was manufactured by Ernie Dingo in 80s which was a copy of the Maoris. The Flag is from the 70s replacing the NSW flag (our founding nation state) on the Harbour Bridge.
It’s not about empowering Aboriginals but disempowering all Australians, as the Us V them is a newly fomented narrative. One which is easily leaned on by the UN forcing migrants moving en masse who just point the finger and claim ‘racism’ it’s not your land; Ipso Facto its the third worlds, hand over your tax.
Of all these languages how many are spoken by a collective. The most is a couple thousand. Language is culture and for all intents there is no culture.
All the inner city tick a box so-called Aboriginals ie the majority are opportunists seeking Grants, attention and social credit. They’re all over the radio and tv saying they’re a ‘proud’ Wiradjuri man saying all of two words in a tongue which they thinks constitutes a language or culture. Their culture is far more Weatern ie being a Karen. It’s a farce and most white Australians support this because they have given up their own culture of Christianity and seek to hinge some spiritual connection to this situation which is nothing less than the Emperors new robes. Catholic guilt traversed.
As long as you support such you are virtuous and have no fear of being labeled anything.
Edit: anyone voting for the Voice to Parliament referendum is voting in a Trojan Horse and will see exactly how this Us V Them narrative is and was always the end goal to break up this nation.
I’m a white fella, 6th gen.
Newtown is an awesome place, I love it.
Inner West best area of Sydney!
If u want a street and arts vibe I highly recommend Melbourne. Sydney is the most "big city/work" feeling place in aus
Now I will see it..😂😂 prices skyhigh!!!
And that's a very good video showing people, and the town, and not indifferent stones like in India..
Hi Gabriel. Interesting to see Sydney through your eyes. If you can't get to Tasmania this trip, I suggest you check out Rob Parsons trekking videos on TH-cam of Tasmanian wilderness. Awesome scenery.
Just want to say I’ve only recently discovered your channel and love every bit of it, especially the Himalayas!! Makes me want to sell up and travel
Looking forward to more adventures and you never know we might meet if I ever take the leap 👍
Don't go lookin for that St art. Go to a pub, have a beer or two and have a chat.
Crappy wifi in Sri Lanka so can't get to see it right now, but 100% excited for this! I lived just down the road in Leichhardt for years and Newtown was absolutely one of my favourite places to hang out on the weekend! Incredible coffee (as it is all over Sydney/Aus), great pubs and awesome characters! Pray for wifi! I need to see this ❤
Cool that you're from the area. Might be a boring video for you since you already know the place. I think the coming videos will be a lot more interesting, getting out of Sydney tomorrow. If the wifi is too slow to watch this then it must be brutal for uploading. I almost went to Sri Lanka from India but was ready for a total change of scene. Good luck with the internet situation. ✌
@@GabrielTravelerVideos English myself, was just living out there so very fond memories and miss it greatly. Get out to the Blue Mountains if you get a chance and down to places like Kangaroo Valley. I wasn't born there, but Sydney will always be for me my home. Looking forward to getting a proper chance to watch all the Aus videos. Yea I hear you about that one. I questioned my own choice having been here previously (and loved it), but the 6 month visa was really appealing. Although, i forgot how much the wifi sucked and the monsoon season - great for a 3 month roadtrip on a bike haha. Enjoy Aus mate!
Heading to the Blue Mountains tomorrow, looking forward to it.
@@GabrielTravelerVideos Fantastic! Used to have my office out in Katoomba! Lovely little town. The hike out to 'Hanging Rock' is a fun one!
Sweet, I'll look for that one.
Great video as always Gabe, just a suggestion can you add you're credit card to your phone! Just a thought! PS: The food prices in Sydney are a lot cheaper than London!
You also HAVE to go to Mountain Culture Brewery at Katoomba. It won GABS!
Good tip. 👍
@@GabrielTravelerVideos do you need a driver to show you are blue mountains?
We were in Australia and New Zealand in December 2022. We had a great time.❤❤❤
If you want street Art and a good city after blue mountains come to Melbourne!!!
Yea top restaurants there i was there in a great maylasian restaurant yesterday called UNCLES JOES GREAT FOOD GOOD COFFEE PLACE TOO
I’m a mountains local - check out the station bar in Katoomba
I'm surprised no one has noticed you or stopped you yet to say Hey Gabe!? .. maybe recognising your that travel guy. I think I could definitely see you walking along surfers at the Gold Coast or just a random hike down through Tassy.