An unknown writer lands in Sydney for the first time. He knows nobody and has only one goal ... For ten days, his mission is to wander through the city on foot, determined always to record what he sees. Writing on beaches and park benches, in cafés and restaurants, and in long retrospective reveries in his hotel room, he clings relentlessly to his task, reflecting on the cityscape and its denizens, on its public art and neighborhoods. Day by day, page by page, he builds his portrait of a magical city by the sea, digressing into fantastic absorptions, spinning into concentric meditations, but always taking you, dear reader, with him ... and making his experience yours.