Christmas on the beach

Christmas down under

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January 1st 2008
Hello folks, did you miss us? Happy new year! Hope everyone had a good Christmas. We certainly did! But before that we had 3 days in New South Wales, catching up with my relatives in Valentine. As well as enjoying delicious seafood and a few dips in the pool we also managed to squeeze in a wine tasting trip to the Hunter Valley (-thanks Paula) and our first 'Christmas Dinner'. On Chris ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth » Joondalup

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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