Cruisin'

Holidays and Festivals

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January 31st 2006
It's been a while since I updated this thing, I see! Both Christmas and New Years have passed and I'm enjoying the month of festivals here in Sydney, and I feel at home! To start off with the Christmas weekend. I had no clue how to spend my first Christmas away from my family, figured I could just as well spend it at the house. Luckily my German friend, Heike, from down the street dragged me ou ... 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