Zorbing!

OZ - part 3

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February 19th 2008
Well its been another hectic few weeks here on our travels. After leaving Brisbane we participated in the age-old custom of zorbing - basically being chucked down a hill in a plastic inflatable balloon filled with water. Excellent! It's not til you get to the top of the hill and you're stood in the balloon as it styarts to tilt down over the edge that you really question why the hell you decided t ... 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