Ho ho ho

Christmas Bad, New Years Good

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December 23rd 2009
We arrived in Sydney around 7am and the first thing that hit us was the already intense heat. Unfortunately, this would be one of the few occasions we would actually see the sun in our 10 or so days here... and this didnt annoy us at all. The first night in our hostel was a free cheese and wine night, by wine we mean a bag of goon made with milk, fish, eggs and nuts! Despite the unusual ingredient ... 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