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Melbourne - That other city in Australia

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January 16th 2008
We "planned" our trip down to Melbourne without taking in to account the Australian open- only one of the top 4 tennis competitions in the world, which happened to be starting when we arrived. This made booking accommodation very tricky (and expensive). I guess it always helps if you know where your reservation is (I wrote down the wrong address, so it was no wonder that the St. Arnaud House did ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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