Dean and Matthew getting ready to surf!

Sydney

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December 13th 2007
It was a very long night flight from Bangkok to Sydney - 9 hours and we hardly slept but the excitement of arriving in Syndey at last kept us going. We stayed in Darling harbour and whilst Kevin and Jill rested up a bit Dean, Matthew and I went to the aquarium - it was excellent - a real must see. That night we hit the town. Headed for Circular Quay and I had my first decent glass of wine for m ... 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