Live on Delwood Beach, Manly. Highlight of the day is generally the half hour on the back of the Ferry where the big issues are worked through. Have lived in Beijing, NW Fairlight, Brisbane, Cleveland, South Kensington (SW7), PNG and Sydney. Love sport, beer, bars and the insular peninsula.
Author: bladdamasta
Solar and lunar beauty and the Blanc Evolution
After a Monday drenching, Sydney’s skies have returned to clear, blue and beautiful. Whilst there are other BotF correspondents more knowledgeable about celestial matters, this correspondent knows what’s a good look celestially and tonight’s voyage was a cracker. Everyone out …
Induction – Cecilia #46
A back of the Ferry induction is always a joyous occasion. It is made even better when the weather is fine and a couple of salts can witness the continuation of a fine tradition. An all too rare induction of …
Growling in Balgowlah, Rubber Duckie update and more from the Keller Door
One of the insular peninsula’s best bottleshops is Porter’s at Balgowlah – as we’ve commented often. Their Facebook page is often updated with their new arrivals and recently they announced a new permanent addition to the bottleshop. Their “Growler Machine” …
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Birranova Linfa and the Australian Wine Centre
After almost four years of the Back of the Ferry blog’s existence, it is little wonder that we’ve pretty much drained any bottle shop of any uniques within a kilometre of Circular Quay Wharf 3 . That’s unique for either …
Kingpin Double Red Ale and the Barber Shop
It is still technically winter in Sydney, but you wouldn’t know it. BotF’s glorious hometown has been basking in sunny days in the mid 20’s and the ferry rides home barely require a jacket. The weather brought all the old …
Top shelf drinking in Shanghai – the Shanghai Brewery
Tony from Toowoomba and I spent our last night in Shanghai enjoying the delights of the French Concession. This part of Shanghai is a real joy to visit. The French Concession was a cool part of Shangahi to live in …
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Overpriced drinking on the Bund
The Bund is an iconic part of Shanghai. The buildings on the Eastern Side of the Huangpu River were built in the late 19th and early 20th century. They were originally the property of banks and in a couple of …
The Sichuan/Guangdong Corner Grill and Suntory
Last night this correspondent and Back of the Ferry’s North-East Asian correspondent – Tony from Toowoomba teamed up to give the French Concession a going over. More about that later, but on the way home we experienced a wonderful piece …
Hangzhou and its Beer
My visit to Hangzhou was a flier. As previously mentioned, it was hot, damned hot. To give context, Shanghai had it hottest day ever on the day I arrived and has never had 3 days of 40+ degrees in a …
A new rooftop bar in Hangzhou and Storgen Domgold Schwarzbier
Did a quick trip to Hangzhou, which is regarded highly by the Chinese as a place to visit. It is indeed scenic, but given the sights involve walking, visiting on a day when it is 40 degrees is not recommended. …
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