Sydney

Finally in Sydney!

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December 6th 2005
Hello From Sydney! I finally made it to Sydney - and I've been here a few days just checking out the sites and getting accustomed to the sights and sounds of a first world country again...it's been surprisingly difficult. I miss the Subcontinent. I didn't think it would affect me, but it has, and I can't wait to get out of the city. That has nothing to do with the city of Sydney, this is a beau ... 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