Australia 49er racing in Sydney Harbour

Australia

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October 17th 2012
We have been down under for one week now and we are loving it. The people have been so friendly and helpful. The flora and fauna so different. Imagine a pair of rain bow lorikeets chattering in the the bottle brush tree which is showing brilliant red blooms it self. The birds are all amazing. Species that we only see in exotic pet stores at home are flying all about and waking us each morning with ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Frenchs Forest

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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