Crowds

First New Year's in the World

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January 2nd 2009
The night bus to Sydney was worse than most over-night bus rides. But we made it to Sydney in one piece. Nicole’s friend Ceri met us at the train station because we were going to stay with her. Everything in Sydney has been booked for months, so the fact that Ceri has space for us is amazing. She’s staying in a hostel style building in a room with 8 beds that she’s rented out with her bo ... 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