Thank you SO much! We absolutely loved our time in Sydney and the entire country actually. We cannot wait to come back to Australia. Thanks for watching:)
Well done going to Manly. It is my favourite Sydney beach. That probably is because I spent my first 12 months in Manly and my family then moved into a new house in North Manly. This was in 1950 and our new house had a long wait for tiles for the roof so we had a Malthoid (tar paper) roof for my second year on the planet until the tiles turned up. There are many great beaches north of Manly including Harbord, Curl Curl, Collaroy, Narrabeen, Mona Vale, etc up to Palm Beach. And one bus trip from Wynyard in the city will take you to most of these beaches. Mike in Oz
Now in my late 70's and basically lived in Sydney for that period. Good that you found the Manly Ferry trip - much cheaper than a harbour cruise and more relaxing. Another good trip is to Mosman, which takes you into a narrow Harbour bay on an ordinary commuter ferry. It's just a there and back, but very different views of a part of Sydney most tourists miss. There's a cafe which sells light food while you relax and look out onto a peaceful view
Thank you for the suggestion! Next time we're in the city and country, and there will be a next time, we'll be sure to check that out. Thanks for watching:)
Hey Nick and Rachel, I'm glad you had a great time in Sydney (a local Sydneysider here) . I'm sorry You could NOT get out to see the Blue Mountains. Perhaps when/if you get back, drop me a line here and I'll run you out there and show you around for a whole day. I hope you enjoy your next city....Melb, or Brissy? If you can, do WA it's stunning. I'll sub to see what you guys get up to next. Enjoy OZ while you're here! 😎
Wow, what a generous offer! There will definitely be a next time, so we'll have to get in touch then. Thanks for the sub. There are many more Australia vlogs coming out and we can't wait for you to see them. Thanks for watching :)
@@nickandrachelrecommend well, I've done it for other people coming from overseas before, and being a proud Aussie I do enjoy going up to the Blue Mountains, as I don't live there. It's always a nice opportunity to go for a drive and there are some excellent places to eat and view the various look outs
That makes sense considering we'd eat marmite with butter. Unfortunately, this time around our accommodation didn't provide butter, only vegemite and PB.
Thanks for letting us know! We always try our best to get it right because we never want to offend anyone, but sometimes it's just hard to know. Thanks for watching :)
@@nickandrachelrecommend There is no way to know it until someone local tells you. I had the same thing in Perth when I pronounced Coogee in the Sydney way and was corrected by a Perth local.
Thanks for the clarification. Wherever we go in the world, we never want to offer anyone and always try to get it right, but it's challenging. Thanks for watching :)
Welcome to Sydney great to have you here we love tourists please enjoy yourselves
Thank you SO much! We absolutely loved our time in Sydney and the entire country actually. We cannot wait to come back to Australia. Thanks for watching:)
Thank you for visiting our beautiful city of Sydney! Hope you get to come back and visit again!
We cannot wait to come back. We loved our time in the city and the country for that matter. Thanks for taking the time to comment and watch :)
Well done going to Manly. It is my favourite Sydney beach. That probably is because I spent my first 12 months in Manly and my family then moved into a new house in North Manly. This was in 1950 and our new house had a long wait for tiles for the roof so we had a Malthoid (tar paper) roof for my second year on the planet until the tiles turned up.
There are many great beaches north of Manly including Harbord, Curl Curl, Collaroy, Narrabeen, Mona Vale, etc up to Palm Beach. And one bus trip from Wynyard in the city will take you to most of these beaches. Mike in Oz
Hey Mike! What a terrific origin story, thanks for sharing. We lived the Sydney area and Australia in general. Thanks for watching :)
Now in my late 70's and basically lived in Sydney for that period. Good that you found the Manly Ferry trip - much cheaper than a harbour cruise and more relaxing. Another good trip is to Mosman, which takes you into a narrow Harbour bay on an ordinary commuter ferry. It's just a there and back, but very different views of a part of Sydney most tourists miss. There's a cafe which sells light food while you relax and look out onto a peaceful view
Thank you for the suggestion! Next time we're in the city and country, and there will be a next time, we'll be sure to check that out. Thanks for watching:)
Hey Nick and Rachel, I'm glad you had a great time in Sydney (a local Sydneysider here) . I'm sorry You could NOT get out to see the Blue Mountains. Perhaps when/if you get back, drop me a line here and I'll run you out there and show you around for a whole day. I hope you enjoy your next city....Melb, or Brissy? If you can, do WA it's stunning. I'll sub to see what you guys get up to next. Enjoy OZ while you're here! 😎
Wow, what a generous offer! There will definitely be a next time, so we'll have to get in touch then. Thanks for the sub. There are many more Australia vlogs coming out and we can't wait for you to see them. Thanks for watching :)
@@nickandrachelrecommend well, I've done it for other people coming from overseas before, and being a proud Aussie I do enjoy going up to the Blue Mountains, as I don't live there. It's always a nice opportunity to go for a drive and there are some excellent places to eat and view the various look outs
You didn't butter the toast when you had Vegemite. It tastes best with hot buttered toast and also it goes well with a slice of cheese.
That makes sense considering we'd eat marmite with butter. Unfortunately, this time around our accommodation didn't provide butter, only vegemite and PB.
Coogee is pronounced as Could-jee. Like I could.
This is for Coogee in Sydney, not the one in Perth.
Thanks for letting us know! We always try our best to get it right because we never want to offend anyone, but sometimes it's just hard to know. Thanks for watching :)
@@nickandrachelrecommend
There is no way to know it until someone local tells you.
I had the same thing in Perth when I pronounced Coogee in the Sydney way and was corrected by a Perth local.
Coogee is pronounced like you said it 1st. Like "could-g" Coog-ee.
Thanks for the clarification. Wherever we go in the world, we never want to offer anyone and always try to get it right, but it's challenging. Thanks for watching :)
Yeh, Sydney's OK, but it's not Perth.....
One of these days, we hope to visit Perth and then we'll share our thoughts with you haha 🤣 Thanks for watching :)