Hobart, Tasmania

Land of Oz

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March 28th 2007
Here's a recap of our first couple of weeks in Australia, traveling up to Sydney. After leaving New Zealand, our first port of call in Australia was Tasmania for a long weekend. Simon & Kirrily, Richards friends from the UK who now live in Sydney, organized a beautiful holiday cottage in Coles Bay, next to the Freycinet National Park. It was great to catch up with friends and have chance to re ... 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