Koala and joey

Australia take II

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October 5th 2006
I'd had enough of freezing cold New Zealand, although it was awesome and I was sad to leave so I'm back in Australia now. I arrived back a couple of weeks ago and as usual ended up back at my brothers flat in Cronulla south of Sydney were the sun was beginning to shine again (well it did for a couple of days anyway). Straight off the plane at 7.30am, Ed, Helen (Ed's girlfriend) and Helen's friend ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Cronulla

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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