Goodbye Sydney 128 (2)

Goodbye Sydney

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January 29th 2013
After breakfast I took my suitcase down to reception to be stored until later, and checked out. Unsurprisingly my wet clothes were still soaked, so they were in a separate carrier bag, and even after stuffing my shoes with newspaper last night they still weren’t dry so I had to don on the flip flops. Luckily today it was only light rain, but I had to be careful not to slip on the wet and rather ... 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