I got to Sydney on a comfortable if not slightly boring train ride from Canberra. The train arrived on time, got cleaned and after a friendly (and talkative) train network operator man sold me a ticket, the train departed. The train had everything; comfy seats, lots of space and cheap food. I had a salmon wrap and fruit salad, which was relatively inexpensive, given the prices elsewhere in Australia. I got to Sydney several hours later and began my search for a hostel.

I decided to go for another recommendation from the guy on the India Pacific train, which hadn’t been bad so far. Before that though, I decided to check out one YHA hostel that I had seen advertised in Canberra, but the suffocating dullness and that fact that they treated you more as business opportunities and not paying guests put me off. I went to that bloke’s recommendation, which was in the red light district.

I spent 2 days in Sydney, exploring the harbour area and the city itself. Most things I seemed to do seemed to revolve around the harbour area, which included the Vivid digital art/light festival, walking and going to the theatre. I went to enquire about visas to Taiwan, went in search of theatre tickets and walked around the Royal Botanic Gardens, watching the sun set over the harbour bridge. It seemed a fitting way to end my trip.