The Opera House

The Over-Excited Tourists

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May 16th 2006
Have i got a few days to tell you about or what? Guess i should start with surf camp. Drove from Byron to this gorgeous beach called Arrawarra where we would spend the next two days catching the waves - narly! Didn't have much time to get settled in before they whisked us off to the beach, squeezed us into some wetsuits and threw us into the water with some surfboards. I have never drank so much ... 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