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NYE: Sydney itinerary

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January 4th 2008
For NewYear's Eve, Robert and I agreed to meet again in Sydney before he finally wanted to leave for New Zealand. As mode of transport I chose a Greyhound coach, travel time approximately 19 hours. ufff. Although the bus driver sometimes acted as a knowledgeable tour-guide, and passing through different vegetations and cute villages was very impressive for me, I arrived pretty exhausted at central ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Sydney 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