Xmas Eve

Sydney - Christmas and New Year

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December 29th 2008
We arrived safely in Sydney but my backpack didnt!! Stu was happy he got his but mine was being flown to Melbourne, then to Sydney by 0730 Christmas Eve, I was glad to see it again! Our friend Mark picked us up from the airport, we're staying at his girlfriends flat in Manly, ideal location right next to the beach. Christmas Eve - We had a look around Manly town and then we hit the supermark ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Manly

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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