Bondi Beach Xmas Day

Australia at Last!

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December 28th 2005
We made it to Sydney from Hong Kong in one piece but it was the bumpiest flight we had been on so far! Its quite a shock, money-wise, when going from SE Asia to Australia, especially with Christmas and New year as everywhere in Sydney is booked out. Luckily I booked our accommodation 6 months in advance. After 10 months I finally met up with my sister Adele who's also backpacking/working over ... 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