Whitehaven beach, Whitsunday

A hundred '5 minute friends' in Oz

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August 25th 2006
Upon arrival in Sydney, and essentially back to the western world, I was worried I may still be behaving the Bangkok way. For example, would I attempt to haggle over Tim Tam biscuits in the supermarket - trying to persuade the baffled shop assistant to give me her 'best price'? That wasn't the case at all, but it did take me a couple of days to adapt to the friendly Australians who always offer a ... 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