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- '"usually no wait for taxi's" [at the airport].
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Guidebook Economist Style: Doing business in Sydney
The Economist is a regular podcast listen of mine. This week "Doing Business in Sydney" by the Economist appeared in my iTunes podcast feed. Is a ten minute Sydney guide by the Economist (odeo player with audio below) covering airport practicalities, business culture, restaurant and hotel recommendations and side trips if you have a moment. Interesting that the Economist is getting into the very crowded guidebook space. As to the content itself as a Sydney native I agreed with most of the recommendations except the comments on the airport.
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Very true, I don't know how many times I have been "Swabbed" for bombs and drugs in the Sydney airport, both international and domestic. Still nothing compared to the Americans, especially those extra aggressive ones at YVR.
Interesting the Economist is jumping on the guidebook bandwagon... it'll be a cramped ride with all those bloggers already fighting for the spotlight.
Taxis.... maybe I've just always landed at the wrong time. It's not unusual to wait at least a 1/2 hr, longer if it's a Friday night and it's raining. Longer still if it's December and the taxis are all in the city ferrying people to Christmas parties. If you've got little luggage, it's quicker to catch the Airport Train to the city and catch a taxi there.
@Anon - "Friday night at Sydney airport in search of a taxi" is a horror movie showing at the Virgin Blue Blue Lounge and Qantas Club lounges around Australia. There are some Friday's when this can be blamed on a lack of cabs. However too often it is because the lazy and borderline corrupt NSW taxi system has established the most inefficient and useless taxi queue systems at Sydney airport. Resulting in long queues of people taking forever to be matched with long queues of taxis.
@Grayum_ian - very good comment about the grounded space including Lonely Planet, Offbeat guides and more.
For taxis, maybe there should have a place where there are always available taxis for the travelers at the airport. It's like a taxi stand.
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