If you ever find yourself in Sydney, Australia there is one thing you must do during your time there. You need to put on some comfortable shoes, grab a water bottle and your favorite photography utensil and do the famous coastal walk that goes from North Bondi to Coogee.

It's is a 3 mile (6 km) walk where you are right next to the Pacific Ocean. The footpath is right by the rocks giving you various chances to climb on them and take some beautiful photographs. I went a few hours before sundown and I was able to marvel at the colorful skies. 

Something amazing about this coastal walk is that you have opportunities to enter pools ( like swimming pools ) that are salt water because they are right beside the ocean, with waves constantly crashing into it, allowing you to experience the ocean in a safe environment and away from the strong waves and dangerous currents.  

I seem to have become some sort of a foodie upon my visit to Sydney. I keep searching through Pinterest for yummy looking food and then go off looking for them. Is that the first step to becoming a foodie? I highly doubt I will become a foodie, I just like eating food and visually pleasing food can sometimes be the greatest thing ever.

Before my visit to Sydney I had a few food dishes I was dying to try and I have gone to a few of them. I have also found some other food places on the way. 

While some of these prices seem pretty expensive remember that I am putting it in Australian dollars and usually it is me and another person having the dishes. Also quality beats quantity. 

Iced Latte 

Chicken with veggies wrap

14 AUD

I originally wanted an egg brekky because it seem like the popular thing on the menu, but when it was my turn to order they had run out of eggs! I was devastated (and hungry) so I went with a simple chicken wrap, and it was okay. I also ordered a chai tea latte and somehow ended up with a iced coffee latte..I think my American accent my have been lost in translation. While the food might have been okay I felt like the atmosphere of old books more than made up for it.

51 GLEBE POINT RD GLEBE, 

SYDNEY, NSW, 2037

www.sapphobooks.com.au

Paramount Coffee Project

Passionfruit and elderflower soda

Almond milk iced latte

Creole Jambalaya

Soft Baked eggs

48 AUD

The vibe of this place was very hipster and millennial, it had the whole chic combined with minimalism going on for it. It was also a bit pricey for a typical traveller or university student, but the food was so delicious it was worth the extra couple of dollars you pay for your meal. The drinks on the other hand were not worth the money, they felt bland and watery for my own personal taste. Especially the soda, it just tasted like boring fizzy water with no real flavor.

80 Commonwealth St

Surry Hills Sydney 2010

www.paramountcoffeeproject.com.au

3 Williams

Golden Gaytime French Toast 

Iced Latte

Duck Narnie

39 AUD

I originally was super excited for this restaurant because the images I saw online showed a fruit overload french toast and what I got was a chocolate surprise. I think the fruity one is a seasonal. I just saw the word french toast without reading the description and just ordered it. It had chocolate crisps, cereal and chip and a bunch of chocolate sauce…it was too much for my taste buds ( I am not really a chocolate person….). The duck narnie was like a fajita but with veggies and peking duck…it was my first time trying duck and I am still not sure how I feel about it.

613a Elizabeth St 

Redfern NSW 2016

http://threewilliamscafe.com

Aqua S

Matcha Sea Salt Swirl with extras

Royal Milk Tea Sea Salt Swirl

12 AUD

Oh my god, this ice cream was the best. It is hidden away in a plaza called Regent Place and it was everything I ever wanted and more. If there is one Sydney recommendation it would be have ice cream here! The ice cream flavors change fortnightly, they can range from matcha, royal milk ta, mango, milo, grape, creme brulee! Also you can add the most adorable toppings, but be warned…the candy floss is very sweet and if you are not a crazy sweet tooth it is unlikely that you will finish it. (Get it for the instagram picture though)

Regent Place 

501 George St 

Sydney

NSW 2000

www.aquas.co

Tenko Mori

Tamara Ramen on Miso Broth

Apple Qoo

9.90 AUD

This ramen house is located in the same plaza as Aqua S (the plaza is actually very Korean/Japanese). I haven’t had ramen since my time in Japan and this bowl of ramen brought back good memories. The place also offers Japanese curry and bento boxes, but I think you should have the ramen rather than that other stuff.

Regent Place 

501 George St 

Sydney

NSW 2000

http://tenkomori.com.au/

Cicchetti 

High Tea for 2 - Includes:
tea (4 servings per person)
scones, cakes, sweets and savory finger sandwiches

65 AUD

I have never had high tea with the fancy china and the fancy finger food...and it was one of my dreams to have proper high tea while dressing super fancy. I was super happy I was able to do it, I was smiling all day. (Heehee) While this is pretty pricey it is an experience and the finger food was to die for and believe or not you are actually quite full and satisfied after feasting on all the goodies.

4th Floor of QVB

My next adventure has begun. I will be visiting the not small island of Australia. It is a bit odd, after two summers in Japan I am going to Australia (it is kinda close to Japan…kinda). It is even odder that I have to pack autumn/winter clothes instead of summer clothes (btw it is always opposite day in Australia).

I will be staying in Sydney, which turns out to NOT be the capital of Australia…(it is Canberra) for an entire month. I know I know, Sydney doesn’t count as all of Australia, but my university student lifestyle and budget can only allow for so much, plus I have some super friends in Sydney that will keep me from feeling lonely in a new place.

Some fun facts about Sydney, Australia

 - It is illegal to hold a koala in New South Wales unless you have a fancy license to hold one.

 - Kinder eggs are legal

 - There is a suburb called Newtown and it is not new 

 - You can’t hug koalas

 - They have pretty decent public transportation (unlike Miami..)

 - University of Sydney has a building that looks like a castle

 - Most of the museums are free

 - You cannot hug or hold koalas 

Watch out for this tropical bird leave her comfort zone tackle autumn in the place where everything is out to kill you.