Sydney

Australia: Land of Meat Pies

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September 2nd 2006
Not surprisingly, I never finished the Hokkaido set. Maybe I will once I get my own computer. I did take some nice pictures in Kyoto, so I'll try and get those up, but this photo upload system is so inelegant and time consuming. Anyway, I'm in Australia now, and have been for over a month. I spent a few days in Sydney, where I visited Koala Park, saw Superman, and played videogames with an Aust ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide

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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