Surf off the Great Ocean Road

Melbourne & The Great Ocean Road: The Finale

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November 13th 2007
Last week's blog was way too long, so I'll try to keep this one short.... Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road: The Final Days of Mid-semester Break When I left Hervey Bay and my new found friends, I trekked 5 hours south to Brisbane and flew another 3 hours to Melbourne. Still on my own, I figured out a hostel as quickly as possible (at 11pm on a Saturday night, that's not very easy) and en ... 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