Kookaburra

Australia

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November 6th 2008
21st October 2008 Got my boots cleaned beautifully by customs when I flew in. Even though I thought I'd done a good job cleaning them in Hong Kong there was apparently some residual dust from trekking in Sapa and they needed to be given a good spray. Won't bother cleaning them myself next time! Initially I missed the skyscrapers of Hong Kong and The Opera House seemed small - and brown wit ... 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