Sand dunes

New Year's in Sydney

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January 2nd 2008
Since Christmas, we've met up with Ilana and Kiama's ex-babysitter who is now married and has a small family 😊 Her husband is a famous Australian percussionist in a band called Circle of Rhythm. We also visited some old villages which reminded us of the Wild West American villages that you see in movies and went through the capital of Australian Country and Western music, Tamworth. We staye ... 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