Paddy's Market in Chinatown

Sydney has a thriving Asian community. I've never seen so many Asian people outside of Asia, and they are not just inside Chinatown. My youth hostel was right next to Chinatown and I took full advantage of this, enjoying eating out at Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Korean and the odd Chinese restaurants. It's cheap, good, plenty and healthy!

Hopping around Sydney

May 24th 2007
G'day from Down Under! I finally touched down in Sydney after 38 hours travelling, of which about 23 hours flight. The city of Sydney is very spread out, but I figure they have plenty of space. I spent around 10 days or so in Sydney, taking time to enjoy the city. Well, I'm on holiday. So got to know the place quite well, at least the touristy places. Here are some pictures. No worries ... 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

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