Amanda at the Bridge

G'day Possums!

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December 14th 2007
Our first stop in Australia was supposed to be Cairns in Queensland, from where we'd make our way 3500kms or so down the coast to Sydney, and eventually Melbourne. When we checked in for our flight from NZ, however, and found out that we not only had to change planes in Sydney, but collect our bags as well, we started to have other ideas. We'd spent months planning this trip, and there were plen ... 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