Morton Bay Fig

These trees, and their relatives, are found all over Australia. They create a soothing parklike setting. This one was in the Royal Botanic Gardens near the Opera House.

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Day 1

January 24th 2010
It still hasn’t really sunk in that I am actually in Australia. Before I talk my first day down under let me fill you in about the flights quickly. It was a long journey! My total travel time was about 23 hours. It took about 4.5 hours to get to LAX, had a 1.5 hour layover there. I ran in to Amethyst Cermo at the Indianapolis airport and she ended up walking with me to my departing gate at LAX. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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

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