Fantastic SKYWALK at the Sydney Tower Eye

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skywalk nervous conversation | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – While we were at Westfield Sydney, Garuda Indonesia and Destination NSW took me to Sydney Tower Eye for the challenge actually walk around the outside of the Tower on SKYWALK and look around.

Woohoo, Travel Junkie Indonesia in the skywalk in winter and extremely high winds. Oooh I believe my readers would possibly like to try.

Damn! It’s a very pretty place. Skywalk is a unique high-altitude outdoor adventure on top of Sydney Tower Eye.

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Designer Marketplace – Westfield Sydney: In My Fashion Boutiques Travels

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welcome to westfield | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Eeeeek… I flew to SYDNEY with Garuda Indonesia in Executive Class, to be surprised.

We travelled. Again I woke up bright and early, and today I checked out Sydney as a fashion and shopping experience. Ooh it was glorious!

“I always find beauty in things that are odd and imperfect. They are much more interesting.” – Marc Jacobs.

Sydney offer a world class shopping experience with designer boutiques, department stores and speciality shops. Sydney city is famous for it’s wonderful, a fantastic blend of historic and ultra-modern shopping arcades.

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Honey in the SEA LIFE @Sydney_Aquarium

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deep blue sea, life, and love | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Hi travel junkies, here’s another snap shot from my world’s largest collection of Australian aquatic life – we were doing a bit of marine life exploring at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium.

More than 13.000 marine animals call this aquatic paradise home, including sharks, penguins, dugongs, turtles, clownfish, stingrays and ‘crabzilla’ Japanese Spider Crabs.

A visit to Sydney Aquarium is an underwater journey at its finest. No need to scuba dive to see this wonderful marine life up close. It was a magical and so peaceful.

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Fantastic Lunch with Mr. Wong in Sydney

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Eeeek I am so excited to tell you all about this update.

Woohoo! nice to meet you Mr. Wong. Mr Wong is a themed restaurant – the look is 1920’s colonial Hong Kong – before the revolution.

It’s been FANTASTIC for travel junkies. Layered with timeless colonial furnishings including timber floors with tiled inlay, bamboo framed French woven chairs and slow turning ceiling fans, Mr. Wong pays homage to classic Chinese influences in a contemporary style. Perfectooo!

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Travel Like A Groupie at Madame Tussauds Sydney

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nice to meet you madame tussaud | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Yes, I was a groupie. A groupie at Madame Tussauds Sydney, Darling Harbour. A groupie is a person who seeks emotional and sexual intimacy with a musician or other celebrity or public figure.

“…I hope to be quite here and am just making some portraits of famous people in the town for my Salon which is drawing big crowds.” – Madame Marie Tussaud.

Sydney is always changing and more than 16 million travel junkies come to Darling Harbour every year to see the beautifully landscaped parks, enjoy its many unique attractions.

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The Vivid LIVE Stage Door Tour at @SydOperaHouse

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the magic behind the lighting of the sails | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Hi travel junkies, VIP member come this way… I have been invited to attend the Vivid LIVE Stage Door Tour at Sydney Opera House in early June, this tour sponsored by Garuda Indonesia and Destination NSW. And it was FANTASTIC.

“The sun did not know how beautiful its light was until it was reflected off this building,” said famous architect Louis Kahn.

Designed by Danish architect Jørn Oberg Utzon and constructed between 1959 and 1973, the Sydney Opera House is one of the world’s most famous structures and iconic attactions. I can now see inside the world’s most recognisable sails on the Sydney Opera House tour.

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Download @TarongaZoo Free Audio Tour App

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Download Taronga Zoo’s Audio Tour for a guide in your pocket, and learn about Australian animals such as the Koala and Kangaroo and amazing exotic animals such as the Asian Elephant, Western Lowland Gorilla and the Sumatran Tiger.

Did you know that Pet cats usually hate water, but Sumatran Tigers love to swim? Did you know that koalas sleep for up to 20 hours per day? Did you know what they do for the remaining four hours each day? … They eat! – consuming up to one kilograms of leaves!

With over 30 tracks in the app, you won’t miss a thing!

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Visit @TarongaZoo For A Wild Experience

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welcome to the zoo | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – A visit zoo is one of Travel Junkie Indonesia favourite activities. From 2011, I am a big fans of Taronga Zoo, NSW Australia.

If you’re looking for a wild experience in NSW, Taronga Zoo has a big reputation for providing wild experiences.

Surrounded by bushland on the north side of Sydney Harbour, Taronga Zoo is home to more than 4000 animals from all around the world.

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Postcards From Sydney Harbour @MarriottAus Hotel Circular Quay

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fantastic view from room 2214 | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I am so excited to tell you all about this update. Kisses from SYDNEY!!!

Welcome to the newly-refurbished Sydney Harbour Marriott at Circular Quay where travel junkies rooms and facilities have undergone a multi-million dollar renovation.

Sydney Harbour Marriott overlooks the shimmering harbour and the iconic Sydney Opera House and travel junkies are just a short stroll from the Rocks, birthplace of European settlement in Australia.

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Sydney Transforms the City with Light, Music, and Ideas

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fantastic hundreds and thousands | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Ooh my. Hello Sydney. Travel is life. And if you miss travel, you miss life. From travel, I learned so much about the earth, culture, people, music, architect, etc.

“After a few short years Vivid Sydney is now the Southern Hemisphere’s largest festival of light, music, and ideas and a globally renowned celebration of creativity and innovation.” NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner said.

The 5th annual Vivid Sydney has officially opened with Sydney’s iconic Opera House illuminated in a stunning 3D-mapped visual feast of colour, movement, and world-class lighting artistry by Australian creative innovators The Spinifex Group.

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Getting To Sydney From Jakarta With @IndonesiaGaruda Business Class

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sydney opera house when vivid sydney | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Hi travel junkies, I hope you all had a FANTASTIC start to the new day, we certainly had a memorable and relaxing few weeks.

I had a brilliant day with Garuda Indonesia. The process of getting from Jakarta to Sydney.

I can honestly say I haven’t been bored in Australia. Sydney is travel junkies playground to refresh, re-connect and live life to the fullest.

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Winter in New South Wales Australia

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winter in sydney | camera Sony NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Hello June, kisses from Sydney. Sometimes there is more to a place than you think.

This picture was taken on a Taronga Zoo dock on the North side of the Sydney. It was GORGEOUS!!!

And, it’s the first day of winter in NSW Australia, and the weather is still fantastic and sunny!

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