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Different coloured parrots everywhere, but they can be very noisy...
Escape to the mountains

January 3rd 2008
Having read about how spectacular the Blue Mountains were. We decided to check it out for ourselves. (The Blue Mountains get their name from the reaction of the eucalyptus oil and the sun, causing a blue haze above them...) Having called into an info centre in Glenbrook. They told us where we could camp for free. Not being a 4 wheel drive "Potter" was unable to negotia ... read more
Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

Australian Flag 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
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