<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title><![CDATA[News - Surfside Backpackers]]></title><link>http://www.surfsidebackpackers.com.au/</link><description><![CDATA[Enjoy the best backpacker accommodation in Sydney by staying with Surfside. We give value, service & facilities in fabulous beach locations for clean & safe fun!]]></description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:19:46 -1000</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:19:46 -1000</lastBuildDate><webMaster>richard@surfsidebackpackers.com.au</webMaster><item><title>Sydney Attractions</title><link>http://www.surfsidebackpackers.com.au/news/coming-soon3/</link><description>Sydney Attractions. See all the best tourist attactions at discounted rates. Sydney Skytower - Normally $25.00 book at Surfside for $20.00 Save $5.00 Sydney Aquarium - Normally $34.95 book at...</description><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Sydney Attractions. See all the best tourist attactions at discounted rates.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Sydney Skytower - Normally $25.00 book at Surfside for $20.00 Save $5.00&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sydney Aquarium - Normally $34.95 book at Surfside for $27.00 Save $7.95&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sydney Wildlife World - Normally $34.95 book at Surfside for $27.00 Save $7.95&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sydney Taronga Zoo - Normally $43.00 book at Surfside for $39.00 Save $4.00&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Blue Mountains Day Trip - $68.00 book at Surfside for 40 minutes free internet. Inc. lunch &amp;amp; ferry from Olympic Stadium to Circular Quay.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sydney Opera House Tour - Normally $35.00 book at Surfside for $31.00 Save $4.00&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Whats On&amp;nbsp;At Surfside Bondi Beach Today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Mondays&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Extreme Ping Pong from 6:30pm at BB&apos;s. Turn left out of Surfside, turn right at Campbell Parade, walk 100 meters. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Movie Night at Surfside from 8pm with FREE popcorn.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Tuesdays&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&quot;The Gaff&quot; offers a free bus, free entry &amp;amp; cheap drinks. The bus departs Surfside at 9:30pm.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;BB&apos;s Bar has a comedy night every Tuesday that rocks.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&quot;Tuesday Night Live&quot; at the Beach Road Hotel, Open mike night.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Quiz Night at the North Bondi RSL, its free plus prizes, take a group down, cheap food &amp;amp; drinks.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&quot;Tight Ass Tuesday&quot; at the Bondi Junction cinemas.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Wednesdays&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&quot;Live Music Night&quot; at Beach Road Hotel till midnight, Always busy, Always good!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&quot;Bitchin&apos; Kitchen&quot; at BB&apos;s. Hip Hop/Reggae DJ till 11pm, Always busy, Always good!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&quot;Big Wednesday&quot; at Bondi Hotel, till 4am, the place to be on Wednesdays after Midnight.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Beach Thursdays&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&quot;Blues Jam&quot; live music at BB&apos;s 8pm-11pm.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;DJ - Singer Songwriter at the Beach Road Hotel.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Movie Night at Surfside from 8pm with FREE popcorn.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Beach Fridays&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;FREE pub crawl bus leaves at 9pm, 3 places, free entry &amp;amp; free drinks at each, End in Soho Bar in Kings Cross.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Awesome alternating live music Red Sun cover band/Oasis cover band.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bondi Hotel, till 4am, the only local place to be!&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Beach Saturdays&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Great markets at Paddington, every Saturday during the day. Ask at Office for Directions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sydney Harbour Kayaks, out of Rose Bay, great way to see Sydney Harbour. Ask at Office for Directions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&quot;Wildlife&quot; - House tech house DJ at BB&apos;s from 4pm to close.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;60&apos;s, 70&apos;s swing cover band at the Beach Road Hotel.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Great live music act at North Bondi RSL every Saturday from 8pm.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bondi Hotel, till 4am, the only local place to be!&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Beach Sundays&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Local markets in Bondi Beach School during the day. Ask at Office for Directions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Great markets in &quot;The Rocks&quot; during the day. Ask at Office for Directions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sydney Harbour Kayaks, out of Rose Bay, great way to see Sydney Harbour. Ask at Office for Directions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Local DJ&apos;s playing Bondi Break/house at BB&apos;s.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Reggae/Blues/Dub DJ&apos;S Bondi Hotel, Midnight till 4am, the only local place to be!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bondi Hotel, 10pm till late, the only local place to be!&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Beach&amp;nbsp;Local Bars&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The bars in Bondi are always busy, they will filter out people two ways, not having ID &amp;amp; the wrong shoes &amp;amp; the obvious &quot;too drunk&quot; to come in. What we are trying to say is you need ID everywhere &amp;amp; proper shoes.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Bunga Bar - Turn right out of Surfside 200 meters on the same side of the street. Great cocktails and nibbles&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;BB&apos;s - Turn left out of Surfside, turn right at Campbell Parade &amp;amp; 100 meters further just past the Rip Curl Shop. Live music on Thursday, Fridays, Saturday, DJ on Sundays, Comedy night on Tuesdays.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ravesies - Turn left out of Surfside, cross the road. On the corner of Hall Street &amp;amp; Campbell Parade.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Beach Road Hotel - On corner of Glenayr &amp;amp; Beach Road. Pumps on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays Sundays&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bondi Hotel - Only bar open to 4am but you must be inside by 2am. On the corner of Campbell Parade &amp;amp; Curlewis Street&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Beach Local Restaurants&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Hurricanes Grill - Awesome steak, ribs, salad &amp;amp; cocktails located in the Campbell Parade square.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Thai Teriffic - The best Thai food in Bondi on Curlewis Street. Take wine or beer with you.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Gelbisons - Awesome/cheap Italian food on corner of Campbell Parade &amp;amp; Lamrock Ave. Take beer/wine with you. &lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Surfside Bondi Beach Fast Food Options&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Mcdonald&apos;s - On Campbell Parade, Turn left at Hall &amp;amp; Campbell, 200 meters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hungary Jacks - On Campbell Parade, Turn left at Hall &amp;amp; Campbell, 100 meters &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Oporto - On Campbell Parade, Turn left at Hall &amp;amp; Campbell, 100 meters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fish &amp;amp; Chips - On Campbell Parade, Turn left at Hall &amp;amp; Campbell, 10 meters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Noodle bar - On Campbell Parade, Turn left at Hall &amp;amp; Campbell, 10 meters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pizza (Dominos - cheapest) - Turn Right from Surfside to corner of Hall &amp;amp; Glenayr St, 200 meters&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pizza (Papa Roma - best) - Turn Left from Surfside Take first left at 7-11 walk to corner of Gould &amp;amp; Curlewis St&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sydney Attractions FREE Vouchers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We have voucher for Sydney&apos;s major tourist spots.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;15% of Taronga Zoo&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;20% off Sydney Aquarium&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;20% off Sydney Wildlife World&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;20% off Sydney Skytower&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Please ask at Reception for vouchers, directions bus tickets etc&lt;/p&gt;
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