Female 'Salty' Sydney Aquarium

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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February 21st 2008
On our second day in Sydney, we had arranged to leave the MSVG for a week which needed a quite bit of organisation, particularly as we had been advised that getting accommodation in downtown Sydney was very difficult on this particular day. Andy confirmed this when trying to get us a room in the hotel next to his apartment on Hyde Park. He had to phone back at lunchtime to see if a room had been v ... 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