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Sydney and Byron Bay.....with Nimbin thrown in....!

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November 5th 2006
Hello all!! No, I haven’t migrated to New Zealand, we are in Australia but have been so busy we both have been struggling to post blogs…but at last I bring you the first bits of my aussie trip. Right, we had a hostel booked for Sydney…which was a bit of a stab in the dark as we had no real idea of where to stay…..and it turned out to be a quirky little place….we had a good time there bu ... 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