LaPerouse

Back in Sydney

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June 7th 2013
Am back in Sydney for a while to sort out visas which I have to say has been a little stressful. Have succeeded in obtaining the Vietnamese one and waiting on the Thai one at present. In the meantime I am staying south of Sydney in a little place called Chiffley. There are three beaches nearby two of which I have visited already. I really wanted to go and see something at the Opera House while I w ... 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