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Jan 5, 2008

Botany Bay, New South Wales

The most significant part of today was spent at the site of Captain Cook's landing at Botany Bay. The rain had been on and off all day so we spent a lot of the time ducking and weaving in anout of trees, and walking around some of the monuments to Australia's various founders and important figures. Before that we managed a picnic, escaping…

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Mark Steadman
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Sydney, New South Wales

I'm not a man who ventures out of the familiar comforts of the UK very often, not because I'm a homebird but because I don't always get the chance. Towards the end of 2007 my brother and I travelled further than we've ever gone before to Australia, via Singapore.

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Jan 5, 2008

Sydney, New South Wales

Australia 2007 - 2008

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Jan 4, 2008

Sydney, New South Wales

A nice chilled one today: took it easy until after lunch, then got some shopping in at one of Sydney's Rag Market type places, then had a walk around Darling harbour to see it in the daytime a…

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Jan 3, 2008

Gerringong, New South Wales

Today was spent in the car, on the beach, in the car, by a beach and in the car again.The first beach was at Gerringong, or my personal hell if you will. I hadn't wanted to swim today so never…

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Jan 2, 2008

Katoomba, New South Wales

Today we rented a car and took a drive out to the Blue Mountains in Katoomba, New South Wales. This is a gorgeous place, filled with massive trees, birds, rock structures and flies. Lots of fl…

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Jan 1, 2008

Sydney, New South Wales

Today was a chilled day, most of which was spent walking around Sydney harbour, to take in the bridge and Opera House by day. That was of course after watching the TV coverage to see if we'd m…

Dad Well son it would appear I now have competition in the travel blog writing stakes, we look forward to seeing the updates. Just remember i can get my own back if I need to on our blog. Joking aside it's great to see that you have enjoyed your experience so far, and your mom and I will endeavour to make things more special if we can. keep up the good work..D and M

Jan 4, 2008 on the message board

Will Sharp Hi Mark, It's been a long time. I was just updating my blog and saw your name on the blog list. How long are you in Oz for? My trip is still only just starting. I get to SE Asia next month and then to OZ in May. Lets have a beer if you're still there. Cheers Will www.statravelblogs.com/willsharp

Jan 3, 2008 on the message board

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