Travelling to Syndey next week..where to s/b/r?

Hiya,

Welcome to Sydney!  For cycling, you might want to check out the following:

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/AboutSydney/ParkingAndTransport/Cycling/CyclingMapsAndRoutes.asp

Sydney have done a lot with cycle routes recently so worth having a look at what's on offer.  You're not a million miles away from Sydney Olympic Park either, and that has some great cycle tracks with very low traffic, as it was built (as the name suggests) for the Olympic games a few years ago.

If you're planning on getting over to the beaches to surf, you might also want to incorporate your run on those days, running by the beaches is fantastic.  Bondi has a track which goes along the cliffs to Tamarama Beach, on to Bronte, and you can carry on down to the more southern beaches depending how far you want to run.  If you're heading to Manly, you can either trail run the Manly to Spit walk (if you google it you'll find the route) or do any number of shorter runs next to Manly Beach, from Manly to Shelley Beach or round the inner harbour towards Balgowlah, or even head north to Freshwater and just keep running north from beach to beach.

There's loads of pools in Sydney; there's a great swimming pool at North Sydney which is outdoor and looks onto the Harbour Bridge, there are also saltwater pools at the north end of Manly Beach and at Bondi and Coogee Beaches, and of course many indoor pools aswell.  For open water swimming, if you're experienced in the waves most of the beaches will be ok, if not then head to one of the inner harbour beaches (e.g. Balmoral Beach near Mosman) where there are no waves and hence no (or little) current.

Good luck with the stay - hope you enjoy it!!