Zig Zag Railway

Snow west of Sydney??

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June 24th 2016
Some people have the perception that Australia is always sunny and warm. Well, this isn't true! We do have winter here too, although usually milder than places like Europe and North America. Today it was supposed to snow in the Blue Mountains! I had a day off work so I got in my car in search of snow. I left Sydney and headed towards Richmond and then over the Bells Line of Road (don't ask m ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Katoomba

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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