· Brekkie/brunch cafes:

- Bourke street bakery - Barangaroo

- Wild sage – Barangaroo

- Devon Café – Barangaroo

- Rivareno Gelato – Barangaroo (ice cream)

· Dinner and bar options in the city (make sure to book)

- Jimmy’s Felafel (Mediterranean)

- Totti’s (also one in Bondi)

- Babylon rooftop and Garden Bar (Mediterranean)

- Harper rooftop bar

- Glenmore Hotel (beautiful views on the rooftop) – bar and food

- MuMu – Thai

- Baxter’s Inn – underground whiskey bar

- Ivy Pool – bar with pool (not sure if you can swim here though)

· Pretty much any restaurant is good in Darling Harbour

· Dinner and bar options in Darling Harbour (nice views, fireworks on Saturday night, not far from Town Hall station)

- Braza Churrascaria – Brazilian BBQ

- Café del mar – nice for drinks

- Untied – rooftop bar

- Smokehouse and bar – cool building

- Henry Dean rooftop bar at Hotel Palisade

- zephyr Bar – rooftop bar – amazing views

- Aster bar at intercontinental hotel (rooftop)

· Dinner and bar options in The Rocks / Circular Quay:

- Opera Bar (MUST SEE) – next to OPERA HOUSE - bar + food and located right across from the harbour bridge – they have live music and the vibe is great! Watch the sunset!

- Hotel Hacienda – bar

- Guylian Belgian Chocolate café – dessert

- Squires landing – bar with views

- Cruise bar - bar with views

· Most restaurants in Circular Quay are quite expensive but Opera Bar is super affordable

· if you want to see the iconic Coca-Cola sign in Kings Cross – catch a train there

· You can get a train into Bondi Junction station, then a bus (#333) or Uber to Bondi Beach (or walk – 30 mins)

· Brekkie/brunch spots at Bondi Beach:

- Speedos café – iconic

- Preach café

- the Depot

- Porch and Parlour

- Bills

- The Well

- Oakberry Acai – the best Acai bowl you will eat!

· Do the Bondi to Coogee walk (6km on way) - the beaches you will see include: Bondi, McKenzies, Tamarama, Bronte, Clovelly, Gordons Bay, Coogee

· ICONIC photo: Bondi beach and Iceberg’s pool

· Our favourite beach is Bronte - where Chris proposed (which you will see on the walk) – heaps of cafes for lunch there as well! There is also a nice rockpool you can swim in Bronte - prefect for kids

· Get bus back to Bondi Junction station from Coogee bus interchange

· Definitely have a drink/coffee at Coogee Bay Pavilion hotel – it’s a vibe – they do a Sunday sesh where people go there for day drinking

· Dinner options in Bondi beach:

- El Indio - South American

- Bondi Hardware

- Curly Lewis

- Macelleria Bondi – steakhouse

- Lola’s Italian & Bar

- Hotel Ravesis - bar

- Get Sashimi – takeaway Japanese

- Bondi beach public bar

- Anita Gelato – ice cream

- Mapo Gelato – ice cream

· Mrs Macquarie’s Chair – icon – BEST VIEWS of the harbour bridge and opera house (Insta shots)

· There are gardens there so you can even pack a picnic and watch the sunset

· Enjoy a stroll around the botanical gardens nearby too

· you can even walk across the Harbour Bridge to Kirribilli

· The nearest station and ferry are Circular Quay Station and ferry

· Dinner and bar options in Darling Harbour (nice views, fireworks on Saturday night, not far from Town Hall station)

- Braza Churrascaria – Brazilian BBQ

- Café del mar – nice for drinks

- Untied – rooftop bar

- Smokehouse and bar – cool building

- Henry Dean rooftop bar at Hotel Palisade

- zephyr Bar – rooftop bar – amazing views

- Aster bar at intercontinental hotel (rooftop) – dress nice

· Pretty much any restaurant is good in Darling Harbour

· Dinner and bar options in The Rocks / Circular Quay:

- Opera Bar (MUST SEE) – next to OPERA HOUSE - bar + food and located right across from the harbour bridge – they have live music and the vibe is great! Watch the sunset! Don’t think you can book, walk-ins only

- Hotel Hacienda – bar

- Guylian Belgian Chocolate café – dessert

- Squires landing – bar with views

- Cruise bar - bar with views

· Most restaurants in Circular Quay are quite expensive but Opera Bar is super affordable

Of any bar in the city, few can boast a view as iconic as the Opera Bar. But that's not the only reason to go here. There are multiple venues to sample, live music and DJs most nights and unbeatable people-watching opportunities.

Beauty and convenience don’t always go hand in hand, but Opera Bar is a glam exception to the rule. It manages to be both one of the most enviably located bars in the city as well as its most advantageous spot for a pre-show drink.

- No heavy walking needed

- Stroll through McDougall Street to look at the famous jacaranda trees – can get very crowded so go early

- Visit Wendy’s Garden ­- There’s a beautiful walk right on the harbour which will take you round to Luna Park. If you keep on walking, turn right up some stairs you’ll find Wendy’s Secret Garden

- take a dip in North Sydney Olympic Pool – probably the best pool you will ever visit (right under the harbour bridge)

- next door is Luna Park – need to pay for the rides but you can walk around it - has nice views

- Bradfield – park – views of the harbour bridge

- Mary Booth Lookout Reserve – spectacular views

- best brekkie/brunch place: Celsius Coffee Co. – amazing views

- you can even walk across the Harbour Bridge to the city

The harbourside MCA is the go-to venue for cutting-edge art on a local and international level.

The Museum of Contemporary Art often hosts exhibitions by huge international artists, including heavyweights like Anish Kapoor, Yoko Ono and Grayson Perry.

The MCA has a rooftop café and sculpture terrace with superb views of Circular Quay, including the Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House.

A sunrise kayak tour with glorious photo opportunities.

The harbour water is velvety smooth, and the kayaks are very stable so you don’t need to work hard to paddle around Luna Park and into position as the sunlight hits Sydney Opera House.

A chance to scale the world-famous 'Coathanger'.

Yes it's pretty exy, and yes it's very touristy, but it really is a breathtaking sight, beholding the Sydney Harbour in all its majesty. If you're short on time, the express climb is a little shorter and takes you up the inside structure so that you are surrounded by hand-riveted steel and feel a little like you’re inside the ribs of a metal skeleton. However, if you can, go all-in with the latest addition to the BridgeClimb's offering: scaling the full arch of the Harbour Bridge from end to end.

This is an incredible experience at dawn or dusk, as the day's first rays and final embers light up the horizon.

A not-for-profit zoo with harbourside views featuring 4,000 animals from koalas and echidnas to giraffes and elephants.

You're guaranteed sightings of many Australian animals, plus threatened species. The zoo runs talks and animal encounters daily.

Taronga Zoo boasts some of the best harbour views in the city, and as you walk along its wide, snaking paths you’ll spot the Bridge and Sydney Opera House as often as you spot the wildlife.

Aside from the toothy grin of its distinctive front gates, this multicoloured Ferris wheel is the most recognisable feature of Sydney's oldest theme park.

For more than eight decades, Luna Park has surprised and delighted the fun-seekers of Sydney. But it's not resting on its laurels. Sure, you'll still find some old-timey rides and vaudevillian aesthetics, but the park is also undergoing a major upgrade currently, to bring it into the 21st century, including the construction of several new attractions.

· From Circular Quay, get iconic ferry to Manly

· You can do a 10km hike – one way (Manly to Spit) and visit beautiful beaches, but if you don’t feel like walking the entire route, just focus on a couple of beaches

· Relax at Manly beach and walk 15 mins to Shelly Beach

· Walk through the centre of Manly – they have markets on the weekends and also hidden cafes

· you can hire a kayak at Manly Cove

· Brekkie/brunch places:

- The boathouse Shelly Beach

- Rollers Bakehouse

- Showbox Café

- Girdlers

- Vini’s

· Restaurants and bars:

- Wharf bar – a must if you’re in Manly!

- In Situ – bar and pizza

- 4 Pines Brewpub – bar

- Chica Bonita – Mexican

- Little Pearl – Asian

- Mestro & Co – Middle Eastern

· Transport via uber or ferry from Circular Quay

· Hermitage Foreshore track – stunning views of Sydney’s harbour, islands and icons

· Rose Bay, Queens Beach, Hermit Bay Beach, Milk Beach (my fav!), Nielsen park, Shark Beach, Parsley Bay Beach, Kutti Beach, Watsons Bay – (7.4km one way)

· Finish at Watson’s Bay Hotel (it’s such a vibe, especially on a weekend) – have lunch or late lunch or drinks

· There is also a famous fish and chip shop called Doyle’s (can get takeaway and sit on the beach)

· If you don’t feel like doing a big walk, maybe just get an uber to one of the beaches or ferry to Watson’s Bay and then walk to a couple of beaches and finish at Watson’s Bay Hotel for food and drinks and get the ferry back from Watson’s Bay

· the most expensive houses in Sydney are in a suburb called Vaucluse which is next to Watson’s Bay

· Book day tour online – 1.5 hrs from Sydney city

· Iconic 3 sisters rock formation

· Mainly for hiking

· Book wine day tour online – 2 hours from Sydney City

· Visit wineries and come back