Newport Arms Pub

We've Gone to the Land Down Under!

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December 5th 2007
After taking such a long plane ride on the previous jaunt, we were happy to be on a short 4.5 hour flight to the big city of Sydney, Australia. Luckily for us our lovely friend Jen had kindly offered to pick us up at the airport. Pretty sweet, considering that getting away from the Sydney airport is expensive, confusing, and much like escaping a maze. Actually it's not really that terrible, especi ... 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