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Coughs Harbour - Going Solo

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January 4th 2008
After days of doing very little I was really glad to get out and do a day trip to the Blue Mountains, which are about an hours drive from Sydney city centre. They are called the blue mountains as from a distance they look blue and this is because they are covered with eucalyptus trees which let off a blue haze. We got on a mini bus and sat behind our driver/tour guide who was a huge loud mouth o ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Coffs Harbour

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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