Opera House and Harbour Bridge

Sydneysiding

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December 10th 2006
Hey all! Well, my Australian journey has begun. I'm pretty new at the whole blog thing, so I'm sure the first few entries will suck 'cause the format's a little confusing. At Murph's suggestion, I began my aussie experience in the lovely Sydney suburb of King's Cross. For those of you who haven't heard of the Cross, it consists mainly of three types of characters: working girls, junki ... 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