Sydney

New Year in Sydney

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January 7th 2008
Wow! The only word to describe New Year's Eve this year. We're hoping to get some film online of the fireworks, but struggling with technical Vietnamese difficulties at the moment. More of Vietnam in the next update. After a rocky start (Qantas lost my bag-on a 1h15 min flight, remarkable!) Sydney was fantastic, great weather, great food and a great city. We caught up on some shopping, walked ... 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