Australia

G'Day Australia

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September 16th 2008
Well, after 14 hours of travelling, we made it to Sydney. There were a few tears and tantrums from Dad, but Mom and G held it together. We quickly got to Wollongong and we've settled at Graduate House, into a comfortable two bedroom apartment. It even comes with pets! The first week was a flurry of new phones, shopping, visas, computer issues, school visits, busses, and pest control. We've be ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong

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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