What a view!

Sydney

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October 23rd 2007
After a quick couple of days in Melbourne, our trip got officially off to a flyer in Sydney. We touched down on 23rd and were greeted by insane humidity and a billion flies, after a shady airport transfer we stayed in a really rank hostel/"Hotel" in the Cross (Kings Cross) then moved to the very plush Sydney Harbour View Room in O'Malleys. Did the usual city viewing touristy stuff like the Harbo ... 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