Madeline and Sarah with the Oz

Greetings from Pert

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September 30th 2007
Dear friends and family, Approximately 35 hours after boarding a Unite flight in Dulles airport, we arrived in Perth. Aside form a few temporary misplacements of our travel papers and my laptop bag, our flight and connections were uneventful. In particular, the Business Class part from L.A. to Sydney was outstanding. We stretched out, schmoosed, ate, drank a wee bit, rad, talked and slept. We ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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