Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains to Brisbane

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April 1st 2009
Wednesday 25th March - Picked up next Maui campervan - very similar to NZ van - and then tried to find our way out of Sydney en route to Blue Mountains. Bit tricky as very busy - all feels so different from NZ!! Eventually on right highway and headed for Katoomba, found a site at Blackheath (so many English names - Windsor, Woolwich, Richmond to name a few). Pretty weary so early to bed. Th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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