The view from the park

More Fun Down Under

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February 25th 2010
02/24/2010 By this time James and I have become accustomed to vacation. Sleeping late a leisurely breakfast, a work out and swim for one of us and some TV catch-up or record shopping for the other. One of James's friends asked for a t-shirt from a bike store- talk and one of my friends requested a sari, oh why could they have not asked for a boomerang or a knock off designer bag from Thailand? ... 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