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Tuesday, January 4, 2000
Sydney, Australia
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Sydney, Australia:
Latitude: 33° 53' 7" South
Longitude: 151° 14' 2" East
Altitude: 236 feet
From Seattle: 8714 miles
Lodging: Friend / Family - Susie

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Today's Travel:
Country: Australia
Region: New South Wales
Weather: Mostly Sunny

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Trip Stats to Date:
Day: 999
Linear Dist: 198674
Countries Visited: 67
Regions Visited: 250
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Hotels: 324
Friends / Family: 256
Camping: 120
Hostels: 220
Transit: 65
Other Lodging: 13
Beers: 3549
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Journal Entry:
I was going to get out early and take care of a lot of errands. I sat down in the living room to quickly get caught up on my email and journal and ended up watching a couple DVDs - the Blair Witch Project (Scared the hell out of me), and Matrix (filmed in Sydney). When I finally left I headed for the pool walking. I stopped to buy a paper and checked out cars for sale - nothing interesting. Stopped at a book store to look for a New Zealand travel guide - failed. Also stopped at a travel agent to check on flights to Perth and New Zealand and transport options in New Zealand.

While at the travel agent Susie called to say she was bored so I talked her into swimming. She picked me up and gave me a ride to the pool. After swimming (more a token effort than a workout) we went for Mexican food. Chris and Sofie called with some very exciting news.

After diner went by the internet cafe. Steve just posted 16 more rolls of film - including at least some I've never seen before (mostly covering Southern and East Africa, but also including some from my visit home, Iceland, and Morocco). Click Here for my film index (the new rolls show a developed date of 01/02/00). Spent an hour looking at photos then went off for thoroughly undeserved dessert.


Related Sites:
CNN: Current Weather in Sydney
US State Department Consular Information Sheets: Australia
CIA World Fact Book: Australia

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