Summer Bay - Palm Beach

Hello Sydney and sunshine!

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November 12th 2009
Sydney, 12 - 19 November We arrived in Sydney just as the thunder started and the heavens opened. This was not good as I had only had my hair cut and blow dried that morning in Christchurch. Fortunately we managed to get to our accommodation without getting too wet or frizzy. The Alfred Park backpackers was chosen on price as it was only $20 a night, much less than most of the other ... 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