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Sydney by the sea

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April 4th 2008
In the words of the wonderfully eloquent people at McDonalds: “I’m loving it…” I did not straight away. It took quite long to get away from the airport (arrived at 5.50am and wasn’t at the hostel till 10-ish) and the ride from the airport goes through some pretty slummy looking pieces of Sydney. In fact between that, the shuttle driver and his coordinator shouting at eachother in Arabi ... read more

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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