Bondi Beach

Sydney

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April 2nd 2007
Well, a new continent awaited us, and as we collected our bags at the carousel, our anticipation mounted. We had a good hour and a half to wait, getting through the Australian quarantine, but we were soon set up with accommodation, and off on the bus. We were delighted to have a small kitchenette in our room and wasted no time in stocking up with a few favourites. Microwaved jacket potatoes with ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more