Travel

What It’s Like to Visit Sydney Now

At one point during the pandemic, people couldn’t sing and dance in Australia’s biggest city. Now (almost) all the rules are lifted, with loads of new spots to discover.

Photographer: Airphoto Australia/Stone RF

Sybilla Gross and Peter Vercoe cover business and commodities news from Bloomberg’s Sydney bureau.

On a recent Friday afternoon in Sydney Harbor, travelers queued up to roar around in high-speed jet boats and see the sights on sedate ferries. Others jostled for prime selfie position in front of the Opera House’s famous sails. Across the water, tiny figures climbed the iconic Harbour Bridge under the careful supervision of BridgeClimb guides, a tour operator that takes adrenaline junkies to survey the city from 134 meters (440 feet) above the water.