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Half Way Round

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October 6th 2005
Once again, it’s been ages since we’ve typed up an entry. We arrived in Australia on 29th July, a cold Friday morning. Coming out of Sydney airport was a shock to the system, no sunshine, wintertime in fact. We spent the first 2 weeks living in a hostel in the centre of town, nice place but we were glad to be leaving after 2 weeks. Sleeping in a 6 person dorm not knowing who you were going to ... 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