Sydney Opera House

Australia - East Coast

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April 10th 2008
On to the East Coast of Australia then. We flew into Sydney resigned to the fact that everything was going to cost an arm and a leg... so with that behind us we decided to go out for a few beers! It's good to get over your issues we thought (beer helps too). The following day we headed out to do the typical tourist thang and stroll round the harbour. It was all a pretty impressive sight and it was ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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