NW Trip Day 4 - Travel to Coral Bay - April 7, 2007 April 24th 2007 Today was mostly a travel day. We made a stop in the booming metropolis of Carnarvon! We were told it was one of the biggest cities in the area, and that we would be spending about an hour in a SHOPPING MALL. I immediately knew what to expect - “they’ll have a Woolworth’s and a Target,” I declared and wouldn’t you know it, I was BANG ON!! They also had a Woolworth’s liquor and the Tar ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Coral Bay 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
This blog was created in 2007 when I headed to Perth, Western Australia for a year-long study abroad program. There are still lots of great stories and pictures from that trip, though I got way behind on my blogging and the stories end abruptly in September, 2007 (I was in Aus until Christmas Eve!)
Although I've traveled a lot since then, I left this blog in a state of neglect for several years. But I figured another school-related international adventure was a reason to get things started again! In August 2011, I packed up my car and made the drive from my hometown of Toronto to the sunny ... full info