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Lucy Jones has been a journalist, travel writer and magazine editor for more than 15 years, specialising in Australian destinations as well as luxury and cruise. She spent most of her life in Sydney and loves exploring the city, looking for its best ocean pools, rooftop bars and dog parks.

10 stylish rooftop bars you need to visit in Sydney

January 30, 2026 by Lucy Jones
Best rooftop bars in Sydney. Breathtaking harbour views from Aster Bar atop the InterContinental Sydney.

It’s high time you elevated happy hour with a drink or two at a rooftop bar. Here we round up the best Sydney rooftop bars you should know about.

Categories Food & Drink, Bars & Pubs Tags bars, coogee, manly, Paddington, rooftop bar, Sydney, Sydney CBD

10 of the best surf schools in Sydney

January 29, 2026 by Lucy Jones
Learn to surf Lets Go Surfing, Bondi Beach.

Find your next frothy adventure at a top surf school on one of Sydney’s epic beaches. Choose from family-friendly group sessions, intensive surf camps or one-on-one developmental lessons.

Categories Things to do, Harbour & Beaches Tags beach, Bondi Beach, cronulla beach, manly beach, Northern Beaches, surf, surfing school

10 must-visit luxury shopping destinations in Sydney

January 29, 2026January 28, 2026 by Lucy Jones
TheStrand 2

Whether you’re happy browsing or ready to shop ‘til you drop, Sydney is brimming with deluxe shopping hotspots. Find the best luxury shopping in the city.

Categories Shopping Tags Bondi, Bondi Junction, designer shopping, Double Bay, lifestyle, luxury, luxury brands, Mosman, Paddington, shopping, Sydney Airport, Sydney CBD

Things to do in Bankstown: The ultimate guide

December 11, 2025September 16, 2025 by Lucy Jones
Lady Baks Rooftop views Bakstown Western Sydney

This vibrant suburb in the southwest of Sydney is known for its food, community spirit and lovely streets of heritage houses.

Categories Area Guides, Precincts, Western Sydney Tags Bankstown, Western Sydney
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