Sydney opera house

Before We Disappear Into the Never Never...

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November 17th 2011
Just a quick note to keep you up to date before we start the 2100 miles or so to Perth and disappear off the radar as we travel through the outback. We left Chris & Eve at Sydney Central Quay train station with many a moistened eye and headed off almost immediately (after a heartfelt thanks to Scott & Kirsty for putting us up for 4 nights) to the nation's forgotten capital Canberra. On route ... 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