With the rellies 1

Popping Over to Sydney

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April 5th 2008
A longer trip had to be cut short for work reasons, but we managed a long weekend in Sydney via Melbourne, where we saw Cliff’s all-time favourite Jazz artist Abdullah Ibrahim with his band Ekaya, at the Regent Theatre as part of the Melbourne Jazz Festival. In Sydney, Dan was able to see Cliff’s grand family home in Eastwood, to meet his mother in the nursing home, to meet some close friends ... 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