Site Update

10 More Guides: Hidden Harbour Spots & Trip Planning Basics

This update: Paddington and Watsons Bay, Cockatoo Island's strange history, Chinatown eating, and a proper events calendar.

Updated 2026-08-25 Updates

What's new this week

Ten more guides, rounding out some genuine gaps in the site:

Neighbourhoods: Paddington (terraces, boutiques, and the Saturday market) and Watsons Bay (the quiet spot where the calm harbour meets open ocean at The Gap) — two very different sides of Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Things to do: An honest look at whether Sydney Tower Eye is worth the ticket price versus free alternatives, and a proper introduction to Cockatoo Island — easily the strangest, least crowded major attraction in the harbour.

Food & drink: A food-first guide to Chinatown, covering yum cha etiquette through to the best late-night noodle spots.

Day trips: Palm Beach, at the very top of the Northern Beaches, for anyone with a full day to spare and wanting a genuinely different pace from the city beaches.

Practical info: A public holidays and major events guide (New Year's Eve planning starts here), plus a proper season-aware packing list covering what visitors consistently forget.

Where the site's at

We're now covering every category with real depth rather than a token page each. The next few updates will start layering in more day-to-day detail — specific restaurant and bar recommendations, more suburb coverage, and the beginning of proper multi-language content beyond the homepage. As always, get in touch if there's something specific you'd like covered next.