The Sydney CBD is a pretty large area that isn’t really broken up into areas or localities. Other than The Rocks or Millers Point, which still share the same postcode as Sydney, there aren’t really names for areas. You might …
Category: Bars
Huon Dark Apple Ale, Grasshopper Bar and Mojo Record Bar
This particular BotF correspondent is counting himself pretty lucky because he works near what is the epicentre of the Sydney CBD’s Small Bars. I think it’d be fair to say that Sydney’s inner East and West dominate Sydney’s overall small …
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Spooning Goats and Riverside Brewing Company
One of this correspondent’s favourite blogs is Barzine, which without fail provides a weekly erudite e-mail containing “an unbiased review” of a Sydney Bar. I like the writing style and his cast of characters as well as admiring the longevity …
Leffe Vieille Cuvee and a Yeer in Beer
Even on the finest of winter days, the twilight is chilly, the rugs come out and a big strong beer is required. Terrigal’s Vintage Cellars had a variety of Leffe (Vieille Cuvee) that I hadn’t seen before – and if …
The Australian Hotel and Brewery
The week-end before last, this correspondent had to travel for quite a distance in Sydney to a cousin’s wedding. Now that might strange, becauseas is clear from these pages, the BotF correspondents are a well travelled lot (4 continents from …
Ponyfish Island, the Melbourne Supper Club and Hix Beer
This correspondent’s latest trip to Melbourne took me to a part of Melbourne that I’ve never really been to be before. I had to attend a conference at the Park Hyatt near the Victorian State Parliament House. I stayed at …
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Coral reef and the lining of my oesophagus
Walk down Pat Pong Rd Bangkok and you are offered a ping pong show (sans bats), walk down the Ramblas in Barcelona and it’s gypsies with babies, walk down the Champs Élysées in Paris and its ‘Tourist Menu’ (microwaved bags …
Mopeds and Duck Lembongan
Mopeds are the way to get around on Nusa Lembongan. With three tin lids all below driving age this becomes a tricky task. Mrs botf and I rented 2 mopeds and your correspondent took on board Miss botf and one …
Nusa Lembongan and chicken satay
Botf has decamped to Nusa Lembongan with the family. Nusa Lembongan is an island about 30 mins east of Bali in the Lombok Channel. Compared to Kuta it is pretty undeveloped. There’s a mix of low and middling quality villa …
Celebrating North American National Days
Back of the Ferry has now been going for a sufficient amount of time that it now can safely say that it has annual traditions. To qualify as an annual tradition, a event must be re-visited or repeated at least …
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