my first time in Sydney | solo travel, suburbs I loved & what I ate

My first time in Sydney — a solo trip filled with coastal walks, neighbourhood hopping, good food, and moments of reflection. Over a few days, I explore Bondi, Coogee, Manly, Surrey Hills, and The Rocks, soaking in the city’s mix of ocean calm and urban charm. There’s hostel living, market wandering, coffee hopping, and little pockets of quiet that remind me why I love travelling alone. ✧ featured in this vlog: bondi to coogee walk, manly ferry, slow house bondi, glory days café, rollers bakehouse, shelly beach, butterboy cookies, bondi junction, dopa, china town night markets, surrey hills coffee, art gallery of nsw, botanical gardens, the rocks markets, observatory hill & Premode (Valeria!) connect instagram | isabelleedow tiktok | isabelleedoww contact email | [email protected] chapters 00:00 one; a pocket of courage in the city 02:00 two; morning coffee in Bondi & trip intentions 03:55 three; Slow House Bondi wellness visit 04:54 four; brunch at Glory Days & high street shopping 05:35 five; Bondi to Coogee coastal walk 06:53 six; YHA Hostel harbour tour & OOTD 08:55 seven; tips for anxiety while travelling solo 10:31 eight; Surrey Hills shopping & dinner in Potts Point 10:47 nine; ferry to Manly & day plan 11:38 ten; Rollers Bakehouse coffee stop 12:00 eleven; Manly shopping & walk to Shelly Beach 12:55 twelve; Butterboy cookies & suburb reflections 15:09 thirteen; shopping at Bondi Junction 16:02 fourteen; dinner at Dopa & Chinatown night markets 17:33 fifteen; morning coffee hop in Surrey Hills 18:30 sixteen; art museum & botanical gardens 19:07 seventeen; The Rocks markets 20:10 eighteen; apple crumble at the observatory 20:55 nineteen; closing thoughts on Sydney 21:16 thank you, take care count 1750