Bondi Beach

Sydney for Christmas

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January 7th 2008
Well the last two weeks have definitely been a different Christmas experience for us! Apart from the odd Irish person in South America and Mum and Dad in New Zealand we hadn't met any other Irish people on our trip. So getting to Sydney was strange- the city seemed to be full of people from home. It was great to see some friendly faces. Sydney at Christmas time is cool- there was a great atmo ... 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