SYDNEY

SYDNEY

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March 20th 2006
Hi folks. We have just completed a week here in Sydney and have tried to pack as much as possible into that time. Sydney really is a wonderful city. Both bigger and much busier than either Adelaide or Melbourne We arrived here via the overnight train from Adelaide. Unfortunately neither of us slept very much so we were pretty shattered when we arrived. For the first time on our travels we hadn'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