Sydney History Walks

We had the joy - and honor of a walking tour of Paddington hosted by Max Burns-McRuvie last Sunday. Our family have always been history-smitten. This tour weas a logical opportunity as our daughter currently lives in Paddington and my Great Great Grandfather, Michael Griffin, a bandsman with the Welsh 12th Regiment of Foot stationed at Victoria Barracks in the 1840s and for several years a resident of Caledonia Street Paddington. Max brought colonial Paddington to life with his passion and deep knowledge along our almost 4km walk. Looking forward to another opportunity in the very near future to spend time with Max - next stop - Balmain where my great Grandparents lined in Mort Street, and where they both died a week apart in 1906 from plague pneumonia - leaving 9 children under 18.....

We did the convict walking tour (for the 2nd time) recently, with our Canadian relatives. We all had such a great time and walked away with so much info we didn’t know before! Max does such a great job of weaving in personal stories of real convicts and bringing to life what it would have been like in that time of history. This was our third journey walks tour overall and we have loved every one!

Our guide Max was very punctual and accomodating. Before rhe tour Max contacted us to confirm booking. The tour was informative and provided an insight into the history of establishing Sydney. Max used a folder of photos to emphasise the history and to add detail to the story of Sydney.

Max is bursting with interesting and unique knowledge of Sydney and its history. He is friendly, engaging and presents his wealth of information as if he is telling you his favourite story. We loved our tour of Sydney CBD and look forward to booking another one soon.