The Billabong

Our lunch was taken at a quiet billabong.

December 9th 2006
So after wandering around Sydney, and being lazy on a beach in Manly, I've decided that I really am not the biggest fan of Sydney. It's just too much! The beach at Manly was nice, but Sydney is noisy and busy, and reminds me a bit of NYC. Not very impressed. But I am a fan of the Blue Mountains and Evan and his wonderful Walkabout Tour. I de ... read more

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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

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Current location: the Illawarra coast of NSW After finishing a degree and a diploma, I still had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up. All I knew was that I wanted to crumple up the "before-30 checklist" that one is expected to complete. So I extended my travels and ran away to the land down under...Early along in the post-university travels, I met my hammock buddy. The last year was devoted to studying some more (to be a teacher), resulting in minimal travel. As I look back on my path thus far, and to the future, I wonder how to balance my longing to be tha... full info

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