Sarah and the iconic Opera House

Smitten with Sydney

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May 9th 2015
Nick: There's not much to be said about our final day in Monteverde. Conscious of the impending trip to Australia, we spent much of the day sat in the hostel kitchen investigating potential stops on our route between Sydney and Brisbane. We had an early start the next morning to catch our 06:30 bus back to San Jose, and since we would be missing breakfast we put together some bacon, cream c ... 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