Katoomba Falls

Sydney

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March 25th 2007
First impression of Sydney was that it’s massive! 50km from the city, we were traveling on a 4 lane highway! Perth and Melbourne are a lot smaller of course. We met up with Aleksi, our Finnish friend from Indonesia and Singapore, at Sydney G’day backpackers close to Kings Cross. I’d been in touch with Peter Jackson and we met him along with girlfriend Sarah on the second night 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