Sydney Opera House

Australia, Part 4: Sydney and the Red Centre

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May 23rd 2018
Our first stop on our return to Australia was Sydney. We broke up the Australian part into two stages - the first part was Tasmania, Melbourne and Queensland in January/early February, New Zealand, then back to Sydney and the Red Centre in late March (yes, we’re really far behind with the blog). This worked out better weather-wise (Sydney was having 117 degree weather in January) and route-wise; ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

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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