Leanne poses with her ill-gotten gains!

Sydney - The ONLY place to spend New Year's Eve!

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January 12th 2007
Hello and a slightly belated happy new year from Sydney. Here's wishing everyone all the best for 2007. I've got to confess I'm only now getting my breath back after what has been a pretty manic time since I've arrived in Australia. It's been brilliant catching up with old friends and new in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, but I am feeling completely drained after a month of socialising, drinking, ... 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