Rod and Cam overlooking Canberra

Canberra and Sydney

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October 22nd 2006
R’n’R in Canberra Australia’s purpose-built capital city doesn’t have the greatest reputation as a tourist destination - it seems that a lot of people think it’s a bland, characterless sort of place. We can’t really comment on that, because we saw less of Canberra than anywhere else we’ve been to all year!....but we had a great time there. Cameron (a snowboarding mate of Rod’s) ... 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