Sydney beaches put bluntly

In summer Bondi is a backpacker Mecca with its endless fast food joints and ice cream parlours, hoards of tanked-up womanisers and giggling college girls, so therefor, as far from alternative as Justin Bieber. It's also packed in summer and has no real charm. But bitching aside, Bondi does have its good points. The water: clean and crystal clear, great for a dip when it starts to seriously heat up. I was there the other week when it was 42c and that deep, refreshing water was a godsend. There is a large amount of vegan fare on offer here compared to any of the other beaches which is awesome. True to reports, Bondi is full of surfers! and I found it nice on a winter evening, to just sit on the beach brown-bagging it, whilst scoffing a  hot pie(from Funky Pies obviously) and watch them do their thing. 

If you are into skateboarding there is skatepark and bowl at the beach and I've watched a couple of competitions go on there which is fun, I'm looking forward to catching the Vans Bowl-a-rama from February 19-24th 1013.

 If you are in Bondi over winter check out the ice rink on the beach. Pretty busy, but surreal to experience none the less! 

Other city beaches I am fond of are, Bronte because its far less crowded and has heaps of bbqs and you can easily have a sly drink without being caught. Clovelly and La Perouse for snorkelling cos I'm a bit of a dork when it comes to that stuff and I love it. Shark bay is lovely because it is next to parkland and its nice and deep, then further along that stretch, Camp Cove is super cute and from there you can start a great walk around the Watsons bay headland, where you get a great view of the harbour and in the right season you can spot whales off the coast.  Cronulla seemed to have a bit more of a grungy sea-side town vibe, I guess because its further from the city but unfortuately I was not there long enough to check out the nightlife. I just bought a tub of vegan ice-cream from the Go-Vita and munched it on the beach.

There's tons more beaches around Sydney but not much of interest to report apart from sand and water. Please do let me know if there is something of interest I'm missing out on.