First World Problems Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
By Kid Ron Satan on 17-Jan-14. Waypoint GC4VR0X

Had a good look for this one a week or so ago and it appears to have gone. I’ve had to replace this one enough times already, so I’ll free up some space on the map for future caches. Sorry for anyone that had done the solve.

Fairly certain I was in the correct place but no joy today

All good with cache and log. Thank you for the placement.
Found this cache quickly and enjoyed the outing.
It is still in a good condition.
Thank you very much for the cache and your contribution to the game.

Pretty sure we were in the right location but couldn't find..

After collecting all the answers and coming up with a reasonable set of coordinates, the likely location was spotted. With a shoelace "adjustment" unfortunately the cache didn't reveal itself. Will have t have another search next time we are in the CBD.

**TFTS Kid Ron Satan**

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The following TBs and Geocoins helped with the search to find the hidden cache:
* Miniature Itsonlybarney
* GeocachingNSW 2016 Geocoin
* GeocachingNSW 2017 Geocoin
* Geocache Talk Geocoin
* Planetary Pursuit Micro Geocoin
* Geocoin Club Jan 2015 - Rescue Coin
* Geocoin Club May 2018 - Blodeuwedd
* OzGeomuster 2018 Geocoin
* Col Miner HAVOC Geocoin
* Geocoin Club June 2018 - Illumination
* Caching Under the Moon
* Geocoin Club July 2018 - Dive Deep
* Geocache Talk Blackout Geocoin
* GeocachingNSW 2018 Geocoin

I’m pretty sure I was in the right spot but I couldn’t find it... I’ll try again when next in town!

Picked this up Second time around after working in the city. Getting to be a hot day. TFTC.

Found with Brightspark Kelly. Squires Squire, Possum 201 & NSW Lone Rovers on our annual LMP trip

Tftc

Found with LonelyRA, Brightsprak and Squiresquire on way to NYE in Sydney. TFTC

Tftc. New years eve cache trek with fellow Scouters. Well done in a busy place.

A nice easy find after some deducing. TFTC

Staying nearby we decided that this puzzle would help us learn a little more about the area. A bit of walking around to find all the clues and then hoping our GZ calculations were good. We ended up in a good spot and searched in the likely area to strike gold. TFTC

I had solved this around this time last year when i was working in Sydney. However i couldn't make the find. Apparently the cache was missing and i didn't think i would make it back to make the find. Back in Sydney for work and i went for a walk to try and claim a smiley and gain a couple of points for this months challange. There was a muggle sitting at the final so i went and got some food and thankfully when i came back he was gone. Sat down and "looked" at my phone whilst feeling around. A quick find when the cache is in place. TFTC

Visiting Sydney for a few days, and keeping up with my daily cache requirements. A fun wee first world challenge, solved and found. Now to get out of here. TFTC

I'd solved this one a while back but was unable to find the cache during a busy weekday lunch. Turns out it was while the cache was missing! Came back today and re-found the clues, just to be sure, then had another look. Aha! There it is! Thanks for the sneaky hide

Finally getting caught up with recent logs.
At least Mel was the one to get wet on this one
OCWF SL TFTMC

Got a wet bottom getting this cache but got there in the end TFTC!

You are talking about first world problems and then you place a cache where I cannot go to with my Porsche...
While visiting Sydney I also came along this spot, did some shopping and looked for the solution for this cache. It was fun, so I'll place a blue heart in it.
Thank you for placing and maintaining the cache "First World Problems"!
This was our 2675. found at 12:51 o'clock.

Regards from Germany,
**tadaima -- ただいま**

Found this morning on a short walk from the hotel before I head off to the airport and home to Perth. Pretty wet weather which meant the streets were not as busy as usual... however of course this area was still pretty busy. Takes more than a little rain to keep people away! Clues all found easily enough and then stayed under shelter to calculate the final GZ. GPS completely refused to settle but from the hint I had a good idea where I needed to be. With the rain easing off I ventured out and headed to GZ. A few people milling around but I soon had my hand on the sneaky little cache. Hidden right in front of so many people, haha! In recognition of the cache title my first world problem here today was the seat of my pants got wet when I was retrieving the cache at GZ... but that was still the most inconspicuous method of retrieving it unnoticed Enjoyed this one - TFTC

I'd solved this puzzle long ago
Collected all the clues
And many times searched high and low
But always with sad news.

So once again I'm here in town
This time not on my own
So now to wipe away the frown
I search the hidden zone.

With extra phones and friends to help
I show them what to do
Before too long I give a yelp
And now I log this too! []

TFTC from Mr E

Did the leg work for the puzzle answers a few weeks ago and had a couple of short searches using the coords i had (GPS signal bounced around despite being in the open so that i never got within 20 metres). Had an idea where it was supposed to be but still took a couple of attempts before i made the find early this morning (before any muggles were around). TFTC

Cache #39

Cached with Mr Esky. Hard find, took awhile. TFTC

Woohoo....first one

A geomate has kindly dropped a new cache with fresh log at the correct GZ, so this one is good to go - cache on!

This was a 4 part journey! The first time I visited many months ago I got all the clues but my calculated GZ was too busy. Second visit and I logged a DNF at GZ. Third visit I broke down and called the CO for help... and for once it wasn't me, the cache was actually gone as I had the right spot! I did a GCA order this week and included a couple of nanos as I pass here every day and I knew it was a hike for KRS. Owing him a favour or two and with his blessing I replaced the hide on my fourth visit with a new midget and signed log. Cache on! Fun little adventure, cheers KRS!

Should be able to replace this in the next week...

A second attempt here having solved it a while back but being muggled out at GZ. The cooler weather meant fewer people and a had a good rummage at my calculated spot. After a while a call to the CO confirmed it may be gone as I was in the correct place. A cache check and possible replacement should be on route soon! ...of course I could be cache blind as usual

Sorry, I'm a bit slow on the maintenance here. I should have disabled this several DNFs ago. Should be able to get here with a replacement cache soon...

I had to stay the night in Sydney before catching a train home in the morning so I thought - Monday night - should be quiet at this location. WRONG! In fact I went by what I suspected to be GZ 4 times in 2 hours and the guy sitting there never budged. Not even for the toilet from what I could tell. Why?! How thoughtless of him to not vacate the area so I could see if I had the coordinates right. hahahaha

This was supposed to be my final smilie before making my way back to the station for my overnight trip to Melbourne. Collecting the info was fun and the free WiFi was an added bonus. It was amazing, too, that the outdoor area of the square was acting almost like a wind tunnel...it was much, much cooler than the sweltering Sydney day I’d just left. As for the cache...too bad I choked at the final bit. I THOUGHT I’d figured out the hint...

No luck for us also

First world problem....I cant find the cache !!
Checked the location with a previous finder but I still couldnt find it anywhere,I will try again another time.
Cheers !!

Now I got it!
I made calculations wrong last time (couldn't find the statue) and was looking in the wrong location for a long long long long time.
One of the guards actually asked me if I had OCD as i was touching everywhere.
Now with better coordinates, but on a crazy busy day, I managed to find it

Tftc!

Solved mystery but no luck with the cache

Solved the coordinates and found where I thought gz would be but could not find it, I'll have to come back

Went looking for this after a long day of caching around the city. Solved puzzle but the coordinates were all over the place, couldn't get within 30meters of GZ. Looked at the clue and tried various places. After 40 minutes I grew tired and cranky. Will have to PAF.

Ok we walking

I'm here but too wet and busy.

After attending the Dönerstag Mittagessen in Sydney event, I had a bit of time left before needing to head home. Having collected some of the info from the comfort of my lounge chair and verified them quickly today, it took me a while to get my bearings. Not helped by outrageous first world GPS reception issues I think I made it to GZ where I didn't successfully put my hand in the right place. I'll be back...
TFTH KRS

It took me about 20 minutes to locate all the information and get the new coordinates.

I then located the spot but couldn't find the cache.

Never been here before. Answered the questions.took a while to find. About to give up when 1 of the party found it.

Out with the family and the geo kid wanted to do this one. Found the answers but took a bit to locate. Should always listen to the nephew. Took a seat and located

After friendly argument with geo family finally found geo

No luck for me this time. Spent good 50 mins looking in all the locations possible, and after being asked by a security guy what were my intentions, I decided to give up

7/3/17. 11:27 AM.

Dropped in a brand new log roll after encountering some First World Problems while trying to get the old log out:
- nearby tailor wouldn't lend me a pin ("Gee, thanks for your help!")
- nearby burger joint didn't have toothpicks
- had to buy pack of needles (remember to keep one in wallet for future nanos) and pens (forgot to bring one; on my way to "Forgotten Australian #8").

Cache on!

Found it with Sydney with new mates

Clues easy to get through but a complete mash-up of pics and previous logs confused more than anything else. Once you find the cache you realise people walked to sit, fill in log and take a pic. Tftc

We found all the clues for coordinates without any trouble but ran out of time for a proper search. Came back twice at various times throughout the day, lack of sats meant trying to guess where it might be (first world problem, I know) Finally cache was found just as we were about to give up. Nice little area.


TFTC

Today we headed into the city, taking advantage of the cheap Sunday $2.50 per head capped Opal Card fares, to attempt a few Multi & Mystery caches, and the new Earth cache, in the Sydney CBD. This was our 4th (last) of 4 finds for the day.

After two previous visits/DNF’s at this one, today we finally come away with a win. The first time we were here we found the wrong “sculpture”, and as such were unable to locate the required info. The correct sculpture was found quite easily on our second visit, but then we had no luck getting the GPSr to settle at final GZ, and the swarming lunchtime muggles eventually drove us away.

But today we were determined to make a find and, despite the GPSr still not behaving itself, we started searching in the most likely spots based on the helpful hint. And it wasn’t too long before geomum uncovered the hide and had CIH. Well that was a relief - really didn’t fancy filling out another DNF log.

Signed the tiny tiny log roll then replaced as found. The log roll is now completely full, but we still managed to squeeze our mark into a small blank spot near the start of the roll. TFTC Kid Ron Satan.

Find #1577

Spent the day in the city geocaching with my sister, this was our second find for the day. We enjoyed doing all the little searching even if we did look a bit strange. We also split up to look for The Challenge which saved us a good 15mins as my sister found it in the first direction she went. We figured out the final coordinates at which point my phone decided it wanted to be annoying and wouldn't load any of the map for me to see where I was. After reading the clue and trying 3 or 4 different spots it finally clicked and I went straight to what I assumed was GZ. Did a bit of looking and BAM cache was in hand! I really enjoyed doing this cache! TFTC

A few days are still void in my caching calendar so I heard the calendar's call for today. There are some things I need to buy from the city and today after work came around for that. What's better than pepper the trip with a nice little cache?

The first task took a while to comprehend but as there was pretty much just one option, started the count. The map was easy but where do we have any art here???

Finally the blue signs. My mistake went to the opposite direction but that was actually really good: there's something else, too, what I'd like to buy - and there was a store just for that. How convenient...

The final coords in and onto to the destination. The map made this look like something different - even Google doesn't know *everything* - but the hint and couple of logs were pretty clear about this so this turned to muggle-avoidance exercise.

Some minutes later the log was signed and the container back in its place.

The logsheet is nearly full, otherwise all is good here. TFTC, Kid Ron Satan!

Out doing some shopping before returning home. GPSr not very helpful!
Greetings from Wales
TFTC

There are so many of these problems - esp if wandering the streets of this centre. What to eat, what to purchase and what level to look at[?]

There was a bit of work being done around the place so this one required a few visits. Luckily I was staying at the Meridian a block away so I could pop over a few times between my city engagements and when I could dump the relies for 5 ([:X][8)])

In the end the GZ was where I had wandered a few times. A quick find ensured on Sunday morning when there were only a few muggles and people with cleaning trolleys around.

Thanks to Kid Ron Satan and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet!

Solved the mystery in June but couldn't actually find the cache because we ran out of time and had to catch a cruise ship so it was nice to actually cross this of the list. TFTC

#6549 17:45
Earlier, I walked over during lunch break to collect the answers to the questions. But unfortunately I could not access GZ due to maintenance and high muggle density.
Today, on the way to Bear Bar for some after work drinks I passed the shopping mall, so I decided to try my luck. This time the refurbishment was finished and I sat down and quickly had cache in hand.

Thank KRS!

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Today we headed into the city to visit the Money Expo (coin & banknote collecting) at the Town Hall, and to have a look for the new caches at Pyrmont and Central Station, and also to revisit a couple of DNF's from the last city visit. Taking advantage of the cheap Sunday $2.50 per head capped Opal Card fares, we first caught a bus to Chatswood, then a train to Town Hall, and finally a tram to Pyrmont. (A total of 3 finds & 1 DNF)

After an interesting visit to the Money Expo at the Town Hall we walked down George Street to the World Square to have another go at this one, having DNFed it on our previous visit. We had found the wrong sculpture on our last visit, but this time we had no trouble finding the correct one and getting the info from the plaque.

With the final GZ coords calculated and loaded into the GPSr we attempted to find GZ. But the GPSr refused to settle on a final location, indicating wildly different distances (up to 100 metres!) & directions as we wandered around the complex. Had us running all over the joint so, after checking in some likely spots, we gave up and headed off down to Central. Also it was getting close to midday and the place was packed with munching muggles, making it very difficult to do any searching, even if we did manage to locate the true GZ. Maybe next time, then again, maybe not. TFTH anyway KRS.

Was looking for this one back in June and, talk about first world problems, had to give up early so we didn't miss our cruise!!
Better luck today with a more thorough search with another pair of hands TFTC!!

found at 00.53 am 5th of 30 caches found in just over 6 hours found with gm03 and u_c

found with blacktownman and urban_cachers check btm's log as mine is same

same as btm and gm03

Tftc. Couldn't find the plaque for the statue, so had to use other people's comments, photos and the clue to guide us to the location, where we discretely sat and quickly found. Muggles everywhere, but certainly doable

This cache was in my caching calendar for long but haven't had a time to go. Then I heard that one of my muggle friend-well not muggle any more, has started to learn how to find a cache and this was her first trial. Unfortunately, other than the puzzle the cache itself might be too difficult for her to find as a newborn. Today after a super delicious Yum Cha we had a chance to have a go. Soooooo many muggles but we still managed to find it!
And for the cache, the hint itself is really helpful. Thanks for the cache, me and my friend were very happy after finding it!

I first logged a DNF on this cache over 2 years ago, I found the co-ords then so can't comment if all the clues are still in place today. After seeing a recent picture I knew what I was looking for. I was also quite confident I knew roughly where the cache was. I sat and ate some lunch, making myself part of the furniture so to speak. Picked my time, reached and found. Ah yes, near doesn't mean on. Signed the log, and again picked my time to replace. I've been here a couple of times trying to get this cache, in the end it was an 'easy' (?!) find. Thanks for the cache K R Satan! lml lml

Today we headed into the city to have a look for the two new caches at Pyrmont, and also one newish and two older ones at the southern end of the CBD. Taking advantage of the cheap Sunday $2.50 per head capped Opal Card fares, we first caught a bus to Chatswood, then a train to Central, and finally a tram to Pyrmont. (A total of 3 finds & 2 DNF's)

After finding "History of the HMT Dunera" at Pyrmont we jumped back on a tram and headed up to this one. Unfortunately this is where we struck a BIG First World Problem, having to log a DNF !

We had no problem finding most of the clues, but for the life of us we could not find the plaque/sign for the sculpture. The sculpture was very obvious (we think) as it matched the "Very Wall Street –esque" clue in the description very nicely, and we searched for over half an hour in every nook & cranny, but simply could not find ANY info sign or plaque relating to the sculpture.

There is some temporary green matting affixed to the pavement, together with a temporary sculpture, currently located directly in front of the sculpture of interest, so we suspect that the sign/plaque may be obscured. Either that, or we are all just totally blind ! That's one tough D1.5 !!!

Easy to get the clues, but coordinates are slightly off. Found it thanks to previous pics!

On a three day stop over in Sydney we made flushing this one out our aim. Had the correct coordinates but too much faith in the published photographs and hint was our undoing. Thanks to Mr Satan we were able to quickly secure log ... albeit while rain bucketed down [:0]. We must have looked so silly!

My phone and GPS weren't playing nicely due to the lack of clear sky and the muggles were think during our caching time. But, we grabbed this cache with a little cleverness and stealth. Tftc

Found it ! Great hide and very close to my hotel!!! Glad to get a mystery on my visit from the USA. Thanks

Found.TFTC. Co ords hard to follow in the concrete jungle.

After collecting clues under the cover of darkness, early in the morning, and getting to GZ to find cleaners are all about. Have returned again early again and had GZ to myself. Had my hand on it in no time. Thanks KRS

Yet another trip to Sydney and after gathering the clues on a previous trip and failing to find after a short search, this time after reading a few of the previous logs had an idea of where this might be. On my lunch break my first attempt failed but after work with less muggles around I landed the find. My first NSW mystery - tftc

What a cache! Great inner city location with a nice puzzle. Hint is easy to misinterpret but once you got it, it is obvious. Was quite easy to get even when bust. Coords were nice and easy to get but an innacurate GPS did not help. Nice puzzle. TNLN SL TFTC

My first world problem this morning was a long train ride that gave me a sore butt, so before exchanging trains at Central we went for a stroll to stretch the glutemus maximus... Reached the posted coordinates and was presented with the first world geo problem of interpreting which panels to count but eventually made an educated guess and wandered along counting, heads tilted skyward while trying to avoid the bustling of city muggles. Once we had resolved the final coords, the sat map and clues indicated where to be so we followed said instructions until the little bugger was in hand. That done, this cache now has a smiley to denote it is no longer one of my first world problems.
Thanks for a fun city puzzle and for the find.

Omg we spent so long looking for this one! We figured out the coords (the statue was hardest to find) and then misinterpreted the clues. Found it after about 1.5 hours all up! Signed team abei.

Tftc. Took a while to make sense of the hint. We are visiting from Melbourne

Oh wow it wasn't where we thought it would be. But the clue really helped. Tftc!

Day of The Equinox and I had a few hours to spare.

Couldn't be solved from home, but now that I had the time to visit, it was reasonably simple.

This one will stick in my head for quite some time - In a city of thousands, the chances of meeting the one inspirational person you want to meet, are close to none... but somehow I managed that. What an incredible memory I'll have for this cache location.

Oh my! A takeaway coffee with no sugar, snoopy guards, cold fingers and having to bend down. How much worse can it get?? Finally settled this one after a DNF last year. Mr Gaztek nabbed it on a pre-work early morning walk. Great idea, KRS! SL TFTC Cheers... Gaztek

Finally found this after an extra visit yay !!! With bulldog Trev

Found with Happy Jackie after a lovely Thai fern at @Bangkok. Recommend. Thanks

Have wanted to give Burger Project a try for ages - needless to say this had to be on the menu as well.....

TFTC

Found it! Yeay.. This is my first geochache. Its quiet easy to break the coordinate. Because, the can is pretty small and when i'm following the map its not accurate. But, it was fun. Hahaha.. Nice one

More like a multi than a puzzle cache, and the buildings made pinpointing GZ a bit tricky but found it in the end. TFTC

10689. Found this afternoon on a flying visit to Sydney.

I did the legwork for this one two weekends ago when I was up here in Sydney, but had no luck at GZ with the GPS jumping around everywhere. After checking my coords on google maps I decided to try again this afternoon after I flew in for a couple of days of meetings here in the CBD. Wow - busy area. I had to do the tying my shoelace routine to search the area I thought was GZ - and the clue helped me make a quick grab. Wandered off to sign the log. Then it was back to tie up my shoe again to replace the cache. Happy to finally knock this one off ! Headed off to dinner !

Thanks Kid Ron Satan !

TNLN - TFTC !!

Here's a First World Problem for you. One that's been a real nuisance to me during our stay in Sydney: noise aka "music". Loud, obnoxious music in restaurants, shops, pubs, street, just about everywhere. Can't understand how you Aussies can stand it. That's the one thing I will not miss when we now return to quiet Scandinavia.

Otherwise, we have had a great 12 days in your beautiful city. All the friendly and service minded people we have met. Judging by our visit, Australia must be one of the nicest countries to travel in.

We particularly appreciate that we got to meet Mr CO in person, in a specially agreed "pre-event" some hours before our event "Meet the Antepodians", GC6GN5D.

Having met Kid Ron Satan, I guess we had to try and find one of his caches. This one was strategically located, and we had enough time to make an attempt on our last day before going to the airport. The clues were readily found, but the GPS was very undecided. And the hint was interestingly obscure. So we tried a few places unsuccessfully before realizing that breakfast was more important. I sent CO an SMS asking for a bit of help, before sitting down to eat. The food probably made wonders, though, and we got an idea of where too look, which kind of made sense to the hints. I went back, acted naturally, and soon had the object of our desire in my hands. Not many muggles on a Sunday, which helped. Signed, sealed and delivered, and we were merrily on our way. I sent a new SMS telling CO that we found the stash without further assistance, and shortly after he messaged, apologizing for not having seen our first message earlier. It was more satisfactory finding out on ourselves, anyway.

The log was signed with "MaBo" - malovl and BosseG

Favorite point for a clever cache, and as a final greeting to Kid Ron Satan. May the satellites be with you!

Greetings from faraway Norway!

dah di-di-dah-dit dah dah-di-dah-dit !

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My first ever puzzle cache. Thanks to the assistance of my geonerd friend, we got this one TFTC

TFTC had fun gathering clues and avoiding muggles. Although it was busy the locals didn't notice the pick up and put back of cache

Worked this one out sometime ago, however parked it as I had trouble getting a good signal and finding some muggle free time. Anyway, now after seeing a recent log and with the hint in mind I had an idea where the cache might be located. So last week I found some early morning time to have a look/feel. I hit the anticipated area, played out a stealthy move, reached in and hit the little fella immediately, that was a surprise, and somewhat frustrating as I'd not pack the geopen 'again'! Returning early this morning, I played out the same moves and soon had CIH. Was happy to see I didn’t need to roll back the log more than two turns, completed the formalities and returned as found. Another really good one, TFTC Kid Ron Satan.

#141.

Great fun puzzle. Found during early morning walk. TFTC!

Found the capsule early but didn't think it was the right one. Ended up down dinh another 30 minutes looking around.

went to location to to solve the cache and find it but couldn't find the thinker. found the statue called the challenge but walked all over but couldn't find the thinker. but managed to get all the other numbers

just re read the questions and just realised i was looking for the wrong statue

just wondering if one of the next few ppl going here could u take a pic of the plaque of the challenge and send it to me plz?

Talk about bouncing all over the place. Got the numbers but with no GPS and my phone going everywhere, I confirmed the numbers with a previous cache finder for the hint on the location. Talk about Muggleville! Ninja skills to the max! Added a Fav Point! Signed. TFTC!!!

I had no problems finding the info that I needed to come up with the final coordinates, however trying to work out exactly where I needed to look at the final was proving very difficult. It took me a long time to be able to make sense of the hint too, which I think threw me off the scent for a couple of days. Eventually, I came back to it and read it again and finally it clicked. Found it on the first grope after that. Cheers

Took us a while to find the statue, but made the grab quickly once we had the solution.

I am so proud to be entitled to log this one!

Worked on the questions this morning with the little daughter, but then the search&rescue team failed.
As the location is close to our stay and we passed the location every day, I went out in the late evening to give it anoter try, this time successful.

Thank you for this cache, it was a pleasure.

Id gathered the info on a previous visit. It was quite busy at GZ this afternoon but I found the cache on the second "grope". So no problems today. TFTC

A few of us were heading to a restaurant nearby after attending the Sydney is Leaping into 2016 [Barangaroo] event. A couple of us were designated "wine finders" at the nearby liquor outlet. It was mentioned a puzzle cache was here. So off I went leaving the others to procure provisions.
Very tricky and had me scratching my head for a while until I finally came up with the solution and was thankful for the glass ceiling which helped . Heaps of muggles about so I had to make some adjustments to my foot wear to allay suspicion. What luck...third place I looked. First to sign in the new log. Visited a TB. TFTC Kid Ron Satan.

29/2/16. 9:41 AM.

Maintenance of my cache in the city, during 7 finds today - Sydney, Kellyville Ridge & Dural. 5 were Leap Day events!

I came here after the first event ("Meet the Swede on leap day") to finally drop in a blank new log, which I see was later found by aries44. Enjoy!

On to my 2nd cache of the day now, "Spanish Quarter Steps". TFTC.
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