SOH at night

Sightseeing in Sydney

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June 15th 2007
Our arrival in Sydney was met with torrents of rain and floods - a relief for Sydney as they had been having very bad droughts but not a relief for us as we once again had to slip into our oh-so-wonderful rain macs. We stayed at the YHA at Glebe Point a 10 minute bus ride form the centre. We were very impressed with the accommodation! We felt like true backapckers as we found our dorm with bun ... 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