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The First Fleet (How did we end up here?) Our morning began with a lecture focusing on the history of the settlement of Sydney but included some information that was an overview of Australian history from the arrival of the …

I’m a Carton and I’m in Sydney but that doesn’t make me Sydney Carton

As I noted in the introduction, it was Monday morning when I arrived in Sydney. I’d applied for and received the Australian EVisa. This will raise a little money for Australia and theoretically expedite entering the country while allowing more …

No wizard or yellow brick road but I’m off to OZ

The OZ of the title refers to the land of our antipodean cousins, the world’s largest island (or its smallest continent if you prefer) – Australia. But it isn’t Australia alone that I’ll be visiting on this journey. I’ll spend …