Travel
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Exploring An Old Female Orphanage
Dating from 1813, the old female orphanage of Parramatta is the oldest three-story building in Australia. It’s a building that has fascinated me for many decades now. It sits in the Western University campus on James Ruse Drive in Paramatta. And up until a few weeks ago, I had no idea it was actually open to the public for anyone to go an explore. Until recently I had no idea what the building was, or that you could actually enter the campus grounds to go visit it. In-fact, there is a map you can collect from the information centre inside the old orphanage which gives you a very detailed self-guided…
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Lokmades Has Arrived Into My Neighbourhood
Lokmades vs Loukamades – in-fact they are both the same. One is Turkish, one is Greek. Both are absolutely delicious, and the Turkish inspired Lokmades has arrived into my neighbourhood. It’s something I have been keeping my eye on for a while now. The construction of a Lokamdes cafe opening up in my area. To date the closest cafe / restaurant I could access the Greek Loukamades is from Zeus Street Greek at Whetherill Park – which is a twenty to thirty minute hike from my joint via car – depending on traffic. Though they are absolutely delicious at Zeus Street Greek, and fairly authentic, making the drive worth it.…
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Where to Eat In Camden
These are my favourite cafes to eat at in Camden. Food – we all love it. I know I do. And visiting rural country and coastal towns is one of my favourite things to do when searching for good food. And I love to eat in Camden, where there is an abundance of healthy fresh local produce being served at same great cafes. And I can’t forget to mention coffee too. Which plays an important vital road for any road trip to a country or coastal town. If the coffee ain’t good, I ain’t interested. As a good cafe will always have a good barista on hand. Being gluten-free, the…
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Camden’s Best Kept Secret – Carrington Care
Despite Carrington Care being a retirement village, this is Camden’s best kept secret history of the area. Whilst driving around the Camden area, searching for Autumn leaves, we happened across the most spectacular building from the 19th-century. You know how I love those 19th century buildings. So, we deiced to drive in and take a look around. I know it sounds weird to explore the grounds of a retirement village – but honestly, when you drove a quiet country road and you see the most incredible building sitting silently on the main road, atop a small hill and built in the 1800s, it’s difficult (well it is for me anyways),…
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Unearthing Parramatta’s Colonial History
Some of Parramatta’s untold history has been unearthed in Sydney’s west. It depicts what colonial history was like in early Australia. Hidden deep under layers of dirt, was preserved piece of Parramatta’s colonial history, which was not discovered until excavation began for a new hotel as part of the Crown Group. Below is an extract from an article published on the Crown Group website dated 11th December 2017 which gives quite a bit of detail on the site and how the Crown has established a great exhibition to protect the history and allow anyone to go and explore it. Previously hidden underground, the remains of an 1800s convict hut and…
