Royal Opera House

Sydney

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January 5th 2009
After an extremely tearful 'farewell for now' to my family in The Philippines it took some time to force myself back into the traveler's state of mind. I arrived into Sydney International airport yesterday morning feeling ridiculously drained after a turbulent flight, but after checking in to my hostel near Central station I was ready and raring to go. Fast forward again after a 5 hour walk around ... 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