Scary shark

Sydney

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May 26th 2008
Hello, We arrived in Sydney at midnight and checked into our hostel - Wake Up. It was a really good place, more like a hotel and very tight on security. There was even a club in the basement. You can't get in without a swipe card and you can only get to your floor level, you can't gain access to any other floors which is good. We met a few people in our 8 bed dorm and hit the sack ready to ... 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