Goomblar

Goodbye and thank you Sydney/NSW/Australia..

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January 25th 2007
Tomorrow morning I leave Sydney and fly to Christchurch. I've had a truly excellent week here in NSW. I'm sad to be leaving which is good because it means I've really felt at home here. Apart from the world famous sights it's a nice place just to hang out and eat cheap, ethnically diverse, food and drink good coffee. Whatever you want to do - it's here. Like the other places I have visite ... 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