China score (again!)

Roos and Rocks

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July 18th 2009
Wow, what a temperature change! At last we are feeling the benefit of carting walking boots, fleeces, thermals etc all around South East Asia where it was averaging 35 degrees. It's now averaging 15 degrees! We arrived in Sydney after an all night flight from Bangkok and decided to stay awake the whole day to get our body clocks into Oz time - we did very well and were looking forwards to feeling ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Katoomba

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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