NSW

Video: Snorkelling at South West Rocks NSW

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There aren’t a lot of places suitable for snorkelling near Kempsey. Under the footbridge across South West Rocks Creek from Buchanan Dr (also known as Back Creek Bridge) is one spot that is great for someone new to snorkelling though. See the map below the video for where this was taken. When the tide is in … Read more

Cruising From White Bay Cruise Terminal Sydney (How To Get There)

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So we’ve booked a 6-night cruise with Princess cruises in October from Sydney to Tasmania and back. A few days later we were looking at our itinerary and noticed that it departs from the , not Darling Harbour. Interesting, we didn’t know there was another cruise terminal, but that said we went to the Sydney … Read more

Review: Pind Indian Restaurant Delivery – West Pennant Hills, NSW

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After being very impressed with the delivery time and the fantastic flavour of the butter chicken we ordered from Pind Indian Restaurant the first time we got dinner delivered from there, we decided to go back. We were originally going to go back on Monday, but it turned out they are closed on Monday’s so we … Read more

Review: Tapas, Mocktails and Dessert Sampler Plate at Blu Water Grill – Hornsby NSW

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Blu Water Grill Dessert Sampler Plate

We have eaten at Blu Water Grill before, but last night we decided to give their tapas a go for something different. One of the reasons we decided to give this a try is because we find that if we eat a main each here, we generally don’t have room for dessert, and today we wanted dessert.

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Review of Rydges Horizons Snowy Mountains Rise Buffet

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Rydges Horizons Rise Hot Buffet Table

The Rise Buffet Breakfast is Rydges’ new standardised healthy breakfast across their hotels and resorts. I’ve had it once before at Rydges Capital Hill in Canberra when it was fairly new. Coming to Jindabyne and staying at the Rydges Snowy Mountains Resort, I was not sure whether to expect it to be really matching a city buffet or whether it would be much simpler.

It is simpler, but I must say, I am very pleasantly surprised with how close it is. I should note though that we were there in Summer, and there is a large section of the restaurant that was closed off, so it may well be identical in Winter when the resort is busier.

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Horseshoe Bay Kiosk – South West Rocks, NSW

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We had dinner here last night. Unfortunately I was too hungry and completely forgot to take photos, but I thought I’d share our experience nevertheless. My in-laws and my wife are loyal locals and always like to visit the Horseshoe Bay Kiosk whenever they go to South West Rocks. Every time they have tried to … Read more