Darling Harbour

Australia

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June 20th 2008
G'day! (actually i haven't heard anybody say that, but they do say 'how you goin?' a lot...) It's been a bit colder in Australia, and it kind of looked like London when we arrived, it looking like England and was raining at the time. But since exploring a bit we have found that it has it's own little quirks. The hostel we are staying at is called the Jolly Swagmans, which is in Kings Cross (th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Kings Cross

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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