Aunty Mary, Claire & I

All's well in OZ

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January 20th 2008
Blog Hi Everyone, We hope you had an excellent festive season and are ready for the New Year! I left the blog as we departed Auckland on route to Sydney, and in Sydney we begin again…. We arrived in Sydney on the 11th December and made our way to the lovely hotel Pensione in China town. Sydney is a vibrant city and it was quite strange to be back in the bustle after the peace and tranq ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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