Darling Harbour

Just became aware I’m on the other side of the world

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February 8th 2012
The flight between Santiago and Sydney went smoothly, despite the fact that I had to seat in the middle seats of the middle row in economy. A short stopover in New Zealand and finally arrived on Sunday 5th of February at 7 am in Sydney. Customs went fairly quickly and when that was done, from the airport I took the train to the home of my first host in Australia, Mark Ashley; last year ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Kings Cross

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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