Sydney Opera House

Beautiful Beaches And An Amazing City. Must Be Sydney!

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March 6th 2008
Arrived in Sydney at around midday and spent several hours looking for a hostel that wasn't full. (Might have to start booking ahead.) Eventually I found one but it wasn't the greatest hostel ever and had mayjor bed bug infestations which left me with several large red lumps on my leg and also the shower and bathroom were on the floor below which was less than convenient. I spent my first couple o ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Kings Cross

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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