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Take a putt on mini-golf

By Jay Chabon

Mini-golf has been a recreational activity since the 19th century but the courses the halcyon generations tackled in their top hats and corsets were markedly more austere than todays’. Innovations to mini-golf have been ample across the centuries.  Couples, friends and families gravitate to today’s mini-golf courses — which have a lot more to show … Continued

The Sydney Royal Easter Show

By Jay Chabon

Since its inaugural event in 1823, the Sydney Royal Easter Show has been a mainstay on Sydney’s events calendar. According to the Show’s most current official figures, almost 830,000 attendees pass through the fortnight-long event’s gates, making it the largest annual ticketed event in Australia. The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW stages the show, an … Continued

You beaut beaches: Bondi and Manly

By Jay Chabon

From dramatic rescues and world-champion surfers to sensational snorkelling and serene strolls, plus film and art.
You’ll find it all around Sydney’s two world-famous beaches

Get in the swing of Sydney’s playgrounds

By Jay Chabon

No matter how rusty.  No matter how austere. No matter how minimalist. Call it a playground and your kids are there. Let’s face it though. For us adults, many of these playgrounds are a drag. The trick is to find a playground that makes such a fun hang you want in as much as your … Continued

A roaring good time at Taronga Twilight

By Jay Chabon

Every Twilight at the Taronga Summer Concert Series is a special event but this year is particularly special, as it marks the event’s 25th anniversary. For many existing fans, the concert series is synonymous with summer fun. If you like outdoor events featuring top live acts, set in balmy surrounds with Sydney Harbour skyline views, consider … Continued

Sydney Festival is an arts and culture bonanza

By Jay Chabon

Sydney Festival has been one of the city’s leading exponents of arts and culture experiences since 1977. In 2020, good news is, you can expect more of the same on that front. The festival, which takes place between 8th-26th January next year and stages hundreds of events for hundreds of thousands of visitors, is firming … Continued

Seeing the unseen at Art Gallery of NSW

By Jay Chabon

The supernatural might be all about the unseen but the unseen of the supernatural world will be unmissable when they appear at Art Gallery of NSW between November 2 2019-March 8 2020. Japan Supernatural, an exhibition featuring more than 180 works of art by late and living luminaries of the Japanese art world puts the … Continued

Gently down the creek

By Jay Chabon

Rowboats are a one-of-a-kind vessel. Less hectic than kayaks. More social than canoes. They provide an eye into the natural world at just the clip to bring it vividly to life. In Sydney, it’s well and truly the season for rowboating. The picturesque natural surroundings are positively blossoming and the days are warm but sane … Continued

A spring festival of social difference in Newtown

By Jay Chabon

At Song Hotel, we’re all for good causes. After all, as Australia’s only profit-for-purpose hotel, our profits are directed to programs that focus on women’s empowerment and leadership, eliminating violence against women and children, and providing safe spaces. Our very mission is to create social difference. Which is why we are pleased to put the … Continued