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Couchsurfing Newtown and Getting Sick

February 3, 2008 By Dave

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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

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Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio. He's been to 65 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Originally from New York, Dave now calls Austin, TX home. Find him on Instagram and Twitter.

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  1. crambox says

    February 3, 2008 at 8:52 pm

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

    • Dave says

      February 4, 2008 at 2:58 am

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

  2. crambox says

    February 3, 2008 at 3:52 pm

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

    • Dave says

      February 3, 2008 at 9:58 pm

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

  3. Kango Suz says

    February 3, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    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?

    • Dave says

      February 3, 2008 at 10:00 pm

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

  4. Kango Suz says

    February 3, 2008 at 10:32 pm

    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?

    • Dave says

      February 4, 2008 at 3:00 am

      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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