The Sydney Traveler

The Australian Olympic team did us proud in Beijing. Now you can show your appreciation to these elite athletes by welcoming them home!
Next Monday Sydney will host the first Australian Olympic Team Homecoming Parade, and everyone is invited to join in. See gold medal stars Stephanie Rice, Leisel Jones, Libby Trickett, Steve Hooker, Matthew Mitcham, and plenty more local heroes.
The parade will travel from Circular Quay up George Street before ending at the Town Hall. Here the Lord Mayor of Sydney and New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees will officially welcome our Olympians home.
Sydney’s Chinese community will also participate to …read more

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In honour of the Olympic Games kicking off this evening I thought I’d look back at Sydney’s games. Has it really been eight years? Time flies! So I found this beautiful photo with the rings illuminated on the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House aglow. Just beautiful. I wish all our athletes the best of luck in Beijing!
Image source: Department of Defense @ Flickr 

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With just a couple of days to go, we’re all getting excited about the Olympic Games. Of course you can enjoy the games in your lounge room, but to really feel the excitement of sport’s most exciting event you’ll want to get to Star City.
The casino has more than 10 giant screens showing all the action live from Beijing, so you’ll never miss a minute. Just imagine how much more fun it will be sharing our gold medal victories with a crowd of passionate Aussies.
Get into the spirit with a cold Shanghai Beer at Trophies Sports Bar or taste authentic …read more

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Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi! Yes the Beijing Olympics are just around the corner, and we’re all keen to get behind our local heroes and grab some gold!
And you’ll love those medals even more if you’re staying at the Mercure Sydney. The hotel will take $10 off the room rate for every gold Australia wins! Considering how good our Aussie athletes are, it looks like some travellers are going to get some bargains!
The discount applies for every event in which we win gold, but each team gold only counts as one medal (and quite rightly so!). The deal applies …read more

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