Karen on Bondi

Australia

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November 6th 2008
I literally had to drag Matt out of bed as we’d planned to do the beach leg of the hop on hop off bus tour. The weather was glorious and a couple of minutes after leaving the hotel we had to turn back to get our hats as we suddenly realised how strong the sun was. The bus stop was next to a famous pie stall (it had sole pies to lots of celebrities and had photos on the side of the van to prove ... 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