davie299's Journal

My Time in Sydney With Family

Even as a young kid I always knew that I wanted to go and visit Sydney. I had read all about Australia and all of the different sightseeing locations that you can visit while there, and was intrigued about the animals and wildlife as well. My family was actually originally from Sydney, but had moved to the states before I was born. My parents never fully explained to me why they did not want to go back and visit, even though I requested throughout my childhood. They always just said that they had spent years there and it was not all it was cracked up to be - I disagreed. They told me that they wanted to see other areasof the world instead of spending money to go back to somewhwere they had already been.

Finally, I had the moneyj to pay for the trip in my 20's and I told them that I was going with or without them. Funny enough, it was at that time that my parents decided that they finally wanted to take a trip back. I knew the area well, and was very happy that they were going to be accompanying me.

I was most excited to meet the family that I had never met before and also see all of the beautiful sightseeing locations in the area. I met a cousin who was a guy and was my age. He said that he was going to a ball that night, and that I could come if I could secure a date. Of course, knowing no one there, he decided that I should speak with a Sydney escort service for a date. In the US these types of organizations are frowned upon and serve as front for prostitution rings. Apparently, this is not the case in Sydney, and they are mostly models who accompany single businessmen to meetings as their dates. Sydney escorts were not the thing for me.

In the end, he found a date for me, which made me feel much better because I was not comfortable with the whoel thing really. I am so happy that I decided to go back to Sydney because I had a wonderful time. I would go back any time. I have stayed in touch with my family since then.