Being from the US, with two of us on T-Mobile with included (but very slow) data, we decided to get…read moreone of our phones set up with a SIM card so she could call her local relatives during our vacation. My local friend suggested we head off to Chatswood where there would be many malls and that we should be able to locate something there, even on a Sunday when many smaller stores were closed. In the Westfield Chatswood mall, we located a Vodafone on Level 4 by the food court. There was a bonus deal going on, so we scored 25 gb for $25 AUD for 35 days, which was plenty for our (shorter) time in the country. Ironically, however, we later found another Vodafone at the Greenwich Plaza which was a short walk away from our hotel.

This place is huge. In fact it is so big that you could literally get yourself lost in it. Well,…read moreI've sort of come to expect that from places in Sydney, particularly the shopping centres. Sure, the ones in Melbourne are pretty big as well, but the Sydney ones can have you wandering around them for ages, as is the case here. Not surprisingly, this place has all of the bells and whistles that you would expect from a shopping centre this size.

I'm an instant convert to Stockland Cammeray. I'd seen the site go up on various trips down Miller…read moreStreet, but it wasn't until recently that I pulled in to have a look around. Now I can't stop going back! The roomy carpark has 2 hours free parking, then upstairs you're greeted with a sunny and fashionably modern courtyard lined with cafes and shops. This is the curative for my hatred of shopping centre cafes: with plenty of outdoor seating under broad umbrellas. There's a Cicco Cafe, Pattison's Patisserie and Simone Logue, as well as a Harris Farm, Hudson Meats, Chickens Plus and even a bookshop! And for parents it's too easy with a daycare and medical centre right upstairs. You may be perched right on the express way, but Stockland Cammeray is a very well designed spot.

It's a nice shopping centre located on Miller street in Cammeray. I have been here numerous times…read moreover the last few years. There is a Harris Farms here for grocery shopping and Hudsons Butchers, Pattison's Bakery, Simone Logue and a few other cafes and restaurants like Wild Sage, Cha Cha and so on. I believe there are also some other shops like salons and book shop etc. There is 2 hour free parking here and the carpark is spacious. It's easy to get in and out of this place and its been a nice addition to the suburb. There is a medical centre some offices and a daycare in this centre. It's quite busy day or night with shoppers and restaurant goers. I like the space here and its open and welcoming. Not bad for a suburban shopping centre.

Located as the base of the Sydney Tower, Westfield Sydney is a high end shopping center in the…read moreheart of Sydney downtown. Its major retailers are stores like Myer and Zara, with luxury brands like Gucci, Fendi, and Chanel. It is owned by the Centre Group, which was previously part of the Westfield Group, a multi-national based in Australia. The Westfield Group was split in 2014 into a Australia/New Zealand portion (Centre group which owns this mall) and the Westfield Corporation, which owns many shopping centers in Europe and the US, including many that I've been to (Westfield Old Orchard, Westfield Century City, Westfield Topanga, and Westfield Culver City). We spent a bit of time here while waiting for our reservation at the Sydney Tower, whose customer entrance is located in this mall.

We went to the Queen Victoria Building to look at their beautiful architecture and discovered that…read moreit is connected to a mall. Quality/Quantity - 10+ dining choices - See website. 6+ "quick" food choices. Approximately 235 businesses. Atmosphere - Good size mall, it actually connects to the other major mall in the Queen Victoria Building. They have the Sydney Tower Eye here $35 - $195 admission. The tower also has a restaurant and bar. Skywalk $50 - $195. Events, see their website. Free wifi, we did not use it. Open 7 days a week, from 9:30am or 10am to 7pm or 9pm. Open late on Thursdays - until 9pm. Service - Self service for us. Valet parking available; we take public transportation or ride share. Price - Depends on what you buy, eat, or drink. Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 1960 with your 75 worldwide shopping centers. 2014 - Spin off from parent company. 2018 - New ownership, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

Are you really reviewing a car park, Alice?…read more Why yes, yes I am. And I'll tell you why. I have a pet peeve about people parking on the Pacific Highway (I also have HUGE problems about our ridiculously laughable Pacific Highway - but that's a whole other issue). When you consider the cost of the highway, it's the expensive parking around, not to mention it clogs up the already overrun road. Especially through Gordon. Oh boy the road rage I've built up waiting for people to reverse park (reverse park!) on the highway outside the Gordon shops. Grrrrr!! Double Grrrrr when you factor in there's a perfectly good car park just around the back. DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER YOU LAZY SODS! Whoa. Ok, sorry. Just use the car park instead of the highway, ok?

Salvation awaits you on level 5 of Chatty Westfield!…read more Now, I don't know about you, but when I think of a Medicare office I think of dilapidated '80s office with linoleum floors and a crush of humanity afflicted with every awful ailment known to man - bubos, influenza, smallpox, crushed and broken limbs - coughing and hacking and clutching receipts in trembling (probably filthy) hands. The reality isn't anywhere near as grim, they've up-staffed with young, sharp, extremely helpful staff who are *gasp* actually efficient, and the ticket system kept me waiting for a total of four (4) minutes. And even though I brought an expired Medicare card by accident, the guy still processed my refund. I'm actually a little disappointed it wasn't a crappier experience because now I have nothing to whinge about. I'm at my best when I'm whinging.

I wish I could give them -5. I wnt to Medicare Chatswood and was waiting there for over 2 hrs then…read moreafter 2 hrs, I followed up with the RUDE lady at reception on the front standing with an ipad (she had dark skin with black hairs) and the rude lady (wish I knew her name) said I've been called at 2:57 pm. Obviously, either nobody called me or because my surname is hard to pronounce its been mispronounced and I easily missed it as there is no ticketing system. They call people by names so its very easy to be missed and You have no idea when it's going to be your turn. The rude lady refused to put me back in the Q or take a new appointment. After looking for parking for 45 mins and waiting for over 2 hrs I ended up to leave the office with crying eyes. I lodged a complaint with Medicare about this and the rude lady with Medicare. STAY AWAY FROM MEDICARE CHATSWOOD. Some people don't know anything about humanity !!!!!

Appalling service. i am so sick of getting trapped in the royal prince alfred carpark. Twice it has…read morebeen me at stuck the front of the line - prepaid ticket but gates won't open. 5 times now stuck for 45 minutes plus because someone else had the same issue, but didn't to get out of the car until everyone else to back out so they could get away from the gate. Why do we have to do this? Because the contact button does not actually connect to anyone or even worse connects to someone who refuses to do anything. get out of the everyone else to back out so they could get away from the gate. Why do we have to do this? Because the contact button does not actually connect to anyone or even worse to someone who refuses to do anything. I have reported times to Wilson. But, no action seems to have been taken apart from at least moving the person who answers (once you back your car up and go to the lowest level of the car park to find a machine that actually contacts Centre) to Australia rather than offshore . Do not park in this car park if you want to actually get out on time and without major stress.

There's plenty of parking lots in the CBD, but this one is definitely worth knowing about. Firstly…read moreit's super convient if you're heading to Cockle Bay or King St Wharf - and on weekends it's a pretty easygoing $12 per day. But I tend to use this carpark for evening visits to the city, when after 5pm the rate is only $10 (it used to be $9 until recently, too). Still, that's a bargain to park within throwing distance of all those Chinatown restaurants, the George St cinemas and any other manner of city delights. There's nothing worse than being stung with a parking ticket, or looping streets for eons looking for a park. Sometimes its worth throwing a bit of money at the problem and parking someone secure and handy. It makes bringing a carload of friends or family into town for the evening really quite affordable.