Katoomba Falls

Bush Walking

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April 19th 2007
The train ride up to the Blue Mountains was really nice and there were some great views over valleys and the like. We're staying in a town called Katoomba which is one of the major tourist towns here and is very hilly. Our hostel is called Number 14 and is really nice. Everything is very clean and its much quieter and smaller than the one in Sydney. After researching a bit we decided to take a ... 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