The Harbour

Sydney

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February 20th 2008
So there I am, yawning away having spent 17 hours on a coach, numb bum starting to bug me. Decide we must be close now so time to try and look slightly presentable otherwise they won't let me into the hostel. Start brushing hair then all of a sudden look up. I'm on a nice looking bridge and there's a really odd looking building appearing from behind a pillar. Sydney Opera House comes fully into v ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Bondi Beach

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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