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Sydney and back to Melb

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April 2nd 2009
After a great, but brief time in Byron bay- we had our last over-night 13 hour coach journey (foookin' 'ell they are annoying!!) all the way down to Sydney!! Arriving very early on Monday morning- we checked into our hostel- Maze backpackers- on Pitt Street, near the central station. An ok place- kitchens, communal area etc... Our 1st day there, we wondered up to darling harbour- west of the city, ... 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