Posing with a Koala

Sydney

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November 24th 2014
The drive into Sydney was enjoyable, with The Pacific Highway cutting through largely undeveloped forested land right up until the Sydney suburbs. Once we were off the highway it was a case of following satnav very carefully, I didn't fancy having a wander around the city in our big van, which was great going forward, but I'm not convinced I'd be quite as confident having to do u-turns and so on. ... 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