Tag Archives: Cockatoo Island

Tales from the Sydney backlot…

November 29, 2023 · by · in Australia, Movie Trivia, New South Wales, Sydney Diaries · 4 Comments

Sydney is a town where movies are made. Either as a setting IRL or it casts itself as an imaginary setting – from Metropolis to Angel Grove, Japan to the Matrix itself. With the largest movie production studio in the Southern Hemisphere combining with a rich talent pool of actors, actresses, directors and production crew […]

John Senior Returns

November 17, 2023 · by · in Australia, New South Wales, Sydney Diaries · 2 Comments

Nov – Dec 2019 After his last trip to Sydney back in 2017 it was time for the return of John Senior!! This time he would be travelling solo. The second trip is always the hardest to plan. Do you re-do the first trip or go for new places? We kept it neutral and did […]

Two Let Loose on Cockatoo

March 18, 2016 · by · in Australia, Movie Trivia, New South Wales, Sydney Diaries · 2 Comments

“Hey! Where shall we go today?”, asked Karen. “It’s a nice day so we could go to Manly/Bondi/Balmoral/Northern Beaches?” replied John “Nah. Just grab your Opal card and the Go-Pro and let’s go explore…” The day began, as many do in Sydney, on a ferry. Karen’s idea was to go visit Cockatoo Island and have […]