Mardi Gras

Day 4 - Mardi Gras

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March 2nd 2008
The job that I had half-heartedly applied for was a live-in nanny job, and for those of you who know me well enough, you’re probably now laughing at the preposterous irony of this fact, since you know I hate kids. For those of you who may not have known that about me prior to this post, allow me to clarify; I don’t hate all kids at all times, but I definitely despise the omnipresent brats who ... 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