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Couchsurfing Newtown and Getting Sick

Posted by Dave on February 3rd, 2008

 Bonnie cooks up a stir fry

 

Bonnie was new to couchsurfing, and I was her third guest.  She worked in Sydney, and lived with Tom and Eliza in Newtown, a very close suburb to downtown Sydney.  It’s also right next to the University of Sydney, so it’s got a college town feel to it.  Supposedly it has one of the highest concentrations of Thai restaurants in the southern hemisphere, however despite the endless cheap lunch options ($4 for Thai - yum!), I wouldn’t get to take advantage.

 

I arrived on Bonnie’s doorstep and she made me feel right at home.  It felt great to escape the hostels, especially as I was just about to come down with a cold which would put me out of commission for a few days.

 

Japanese couchsurfer

 

Bonnie was also hosting a Japanese guy at the time I was there.  He did musical street performances and could juggle.  That’s about all I can remember.  Oh, and he makes a great pizza.

 

 My bed for 2 nights

Dare Me to do something fun, weird, or challenging on the road!

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4 Comments »

Comment by crambox UNITED STATES (94 comments.)
2008-02-03 15:52:41

Too bad for the cold you getting better? How many days you staying?

Comment by Dave INDONESIA
2008-02-03 21:58:47

I’m mostly over the cold now - it and the Sudafed wore me out for a good 5 days.

 
 
Comment by Kango Suz UNITED STATES (29 comments.)
2008-02-03 17:32:42

Sick sucks. Been battling that here too. Is that why you’ve been able to get so nicely caught up on the posting? Are you feeling better?

Comment by Dave INDONESIA
2008-02-03 22:00:29

Yep - I got into a groove with the daily postings. I like to write a lot too, if you can’t tell.

 
 
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