Sydney Opera House

Gosford, NSW Australia

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March 30th 2008
Australia! Land of kangaroos, boomerangs and sports-mad ozzys. We couldn't believe our luck when we arrived in Sydney to blazing hot sunshine - after 3 weeks in chilly china, this was just what we needed! And to be greated by a familiar face at the airport and know that we didn't have the stress of haggling with taxis or figuring out the train routes to the nearest hostel was great too. Our fir ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Gosford

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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