Fiji Reunion

Sydney, Dear Sydney

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March 8th 2009
I have arrived! And what a city to arrive to. It really is as breathtaking and spectacular as everyone says. The harbor just knocks your socks off. From the "coat-hanger" Harbor Bridge, to the grandeur of the Sydney Opera House, it is quite the welcome for the weary traveler. I arrived on Friday and was met by Phil and James, two Irishmen that I met in Fiji, now in Sydney living with their ot ... 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