Superman Escape

Crikey, What a ripper of a week

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April 10th 2007
As a last gasp before reality hits I was very keen to get to the theme park belt of the Gold Coast hinterland. I suspected that Em wasn't quite as keen as I but gamely she came along without too much resistance. Ever since I made her go on 'Oblivion' at Alton Towers which left her a shaking sobbing wreck, Em has had an aversion to rollercoasters, perhaps understandably. Given the choice of many th ... read more

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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