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Days 17-18 (June 7-8)

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June 8th 2006
Day 17 (June 7) I had a noon flight to Sydney so my morning was pretty shot. I flew through Brisbane on Virgin Blue, which is a pretty nice and cheap airline (sister of Virgin Airlines). I'm staying at the "best hostel in the world" in 2005 called "Wake up." It's actually really nice and reasonable. I just hung out there last night and talked to a bunch of people about their travels. ... 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