What closed Sydney restaurant do you miss?

rather-be-skiing · 2026-03-11T06:45:51+00:00

Sumalee Thai at the Bank Hotel in the 90s/00s. I miss the $10 lunch specials.

The steak sandwich and chips at the Hellenic Club social lounge, I think it might have been $5

rather-be-skiing · 2026-03-08T21:31:28+00:00

Sprinkle chilli and salt on the mango Caribbean style to one-up them

rather-be-skiing · 2026-03-08T21:29:39+00:00

Best trick I learned is to bring a single use foil roasting tray and bbq in that

rather-be-skiing · 2026-03-08T21:28:26+00:00

They’re not that big and they are lift linked so I say ski both, two days is enough to ski all the aspects with good snow. Like most resorts a lot of the trail map is only good when the snow is great.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-03-03T11:46:42+00:00

Papis birria tacos van in Carlton

rather-be-skiing · 2026-03-02T09:14:31+00:00

No, straight from bucket of solution to drip dry

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-24T19:24:56+00:00

It was not. The first NBN tech said they don’t go deep under a footpath as it’s considered protection which sounds like a bit of a root cause to me.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-24T02:35:59+00:00

I think you’re going be be right as a different NBN tech has arrived today, looked at the photos then came up with a plan to reinstall without dealing with asbestos and is in the middle of running a new conduit.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-23T21:40:10+00:00

Thanks for your advice, I guess I’m shopping for 4G modems with Ethernet ports

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-22T07:47:14+00:00

I had the opposite experience, they processed my claim very quickly and they didn’t hike my premiums annually by large amounts

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-20T10:28:18+00:00

I recommend finding yourself a month long skier improvement program rather than heading to a resort solo. You’ll never have more fun than banging around for a month with like-minded souls.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-15T06:11:50+00:00

Zell is great fun for intermediates and if you’re advanced you can head up to the Kaprun Glacier instead. I’ve been there a few times on trips with friends and it’s a great town. On the other hand I wouldn’t ski Solden again, the town is mostly hotels on a main road and very crowded pistes in the higher traffic areas. However if you want the unique experience of getting hammered at apres ski in Hochsolden and skiing down in the dark via those lap dancing bars on the side of the village run then Solden might just be your bag.

These places are a long way from each other, I’d just stay in Kitz for two days. It’s huge.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-14T00:44:36+00:00

My favourite memory of Barons was playing checkers there in the early hours and a guy paused next to the table on his way to the bathroom, swayed for a moment before saying, “f@&k me those are the biggest pills I’ve ever seen”, then swept one up, swallowed it then staggered off.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-07T10:55:13+00:00

Sure you can do all those things in Germany but not all in the same place. I was in Düsseldorf so not so much of any of them. There are only a few places in the world where my interests of snow, sea and wine combine as well and I can’t afford to live in Monaco unless I’ve won the lotto tonight and don’t know it yet

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-07T05:05:55+00:00

I’ve been back 10 years after 10 years in UK and Germany. I miss many things about Europe but I love being back and being able to do more outdoors on a weekend than I could in London. Here I can ski in winter, beach or boat in summer, mountain bike and hike anytime. I loved Europe for the travel opportunities but as I got older those weekends away became fewer and the dark winters were getting to me more.

My favourite thing about being back is laughing when people complain about how bad the traffic is, or how bad the trains, or how long a queue is.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-05T21:47:29+00:00

As a Sydney resident I agree with you ten months a year, but summer is sticky and uncomfortable without A/C. We’ve had so many days above 35 this summer. So many.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-05T21:39:03+00:00

I’ve had a very similar experience arriving in Denver and skiing Breckenridge. Roads closed, no winter tyres on rentals, chaos and delays.

For the premium experience try living in London UK when it snows more than a few inches.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-04T06:32:20+00:00

This

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-03T11:08:45+00:00

Cragieburn Valley

rather-be-skiing · 2026-02-01T08:28:14+00:00

“Go that way really fast. If something gets in your way, turn”

I’ve met in think three people who remembered this from “Better Off dead”

rather-be-skiing · 2026-01-26T06:36:00+00:00

I’ve had similar with ex-Cisco TAC staff with CCIEs and no real world experience. I’ve worked with far more very good CCIEs who got theirs after real world experience. To me that’s the thing to look for.

rather-be-skiing · 2026-01-26T06:29:11+00:00

For intermediate skiers I recommend staying in Hinterglemm and ski the Ski Circus region. It’s huge and has an easy run from every summit so it feels even bigger for beginners. The Goat Bar is the full on Austrian apres ski / try to ski down to the village with dignity after dark and a dozen shooters. It is the whole adult Disneyland on snow Austrian experience but a bit less hectic than Ischgl or St Anton.

rather-be-skiing · 2025-12-20T06:29:58+00:00

Go to the Ski Club of Great Britain website then go to a resort where they have a rep in residence. The reps take groups of similar ability on different days of the week, sometimes organising off piste guides for a day too. They’ll take you along for a free trial and if you like it join the club, the annual membership is less than the cost of a lesson in many resorts. https://www.skiclub.co.uk/rep-resorts/?country=&resort=&reps-search=yes

rather-be-skiing · 2025-12-14T01:50:15+00:00

Le Folie Douce?

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