My five fave things to do in Sydney

A leisurely late breakfast at Bills. I snapped the ricotta hotcakes and banana with honeycomb butter. But the sweetcorn fritters with roast tomato and bacon are also to die for. (If the queue's too long, Mint is just as fabulous.)


A wander through the leafy streets of Paddington, among the sweet old terraced houses with their finely wrought balconies. Peace and quiet in the city.




The walk from Kings Cross to the Opera House. Down the steps, past Finger Wharf (stopping at Harry's Cafe de Wheels for pie, mash and mushy peas), through the Botanical Gardens, ending up with a well-earned drink at the Opera Bar.

Tea and cake at Gertrude and Alice. Ariel and Berkelouw are both good bookshops, but a little further down Oxford Street lies this second-hand delight. They know what they're doing - you'll almost certainly end up buying whatever you thumb through.

And the fifth thing? Well, that's really none of your business...