A whirlwind hit our kitchen 1

A whirlwind hit our kitchen

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July 11th 2010
Today was a wonderful example of how travel, friendship, having an open door, plus those convoluted six degrees of separation connections can bring so many delights into a single day. Our new friend Chung, who is connected to us via a friend in Hanoi who knows a close friend of Chung's, is currently studying in Sydney. After some meetings in the inner city of Sydney for lunch on a few occasions ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

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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