View from Botanical Gardens

Life in Sydney

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January 17th 2007
Well I've now been in Sydney since the 28th December so this is definitely the longest time I have been in one place throughout my travels. Can you believe it has been over 4 months now? Anyway, was sad to see you guys back home are having severe storms at the moment. I know what you mean about adverse weather, it's just to bloody hot over here at the moment and way too sunny, all this squinting i ... read more

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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