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Last stop in Australia

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February 21st 2011
Feb 16, Sydney After arriving in Sydney yesterday afternoon, we only had to walk across the street from the train station to our hostel. This Central Sydney YHA is much nicer than the one we stayed in in Newcastle, but it also costs a lot more. Anyways, after checking in we wandered around the area, had a bite to eat and by then it was time to return to the hostel. A bit later we headed t ... 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