Paul at the top of the Harbour Bridge

Life's a Beach for the Aussie's

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February 6th 2007
First off, Sydney is a fantastic city. We loved it. Probably in our top 3 cities. Accommodation was hard to come by, probably due to the popularity of this city, so we had to split our 5 day stay here over two hostels. Our first hostel was the Alfred Park, which was very average. Our room was a bit like a prison cell, but it was clean at least and even had a TV. On our first evening in Sydney we ... 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