Things I don't miss about Sydney

A work trip to Sydney this week got me thinking about this. Some of the things I really don't miss about the place include:

• Beige cubicles in the office
• Bus travel and sitting in traffic on Military Road
• The taste (and look) of the water. Tank water is brilliant
• Feeling grubby thanks to the pollution
• Being unable to park anywhere near where you want to go
• Angry, aggressive people who are happy to (literally) tread on you rather than let you in.

Things I do miss about Sydney:

• Banter with the locals at the doggy park in Narraweena most afternoons
• Trek training with Wild Women on Top
• Yoga with Damien Lovelock at Manly Leagues Club
• Woolworths Homeshop - big stress buster and essential in Sydney
• Rupee Room Indian restaurant at Collaroy - so far the only decent curries I've had here in Tasmania are ones I've cooked myself.

And I would say our friends and family, except truth be told we didn't see most of them as often as we should have in Sydney either. Life just got in the way too much.