port stephens area 049

traveling north... port stephens

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March 22nd 2008
beautiful place-- this was where i spent my first BESt NIGHT EVER in australia. well, up to that point at least. it was cuz as soon as we got there we hit the sack and you could finally hear the beach. it was such a relief. we stayed at Melaleuca Backpackers. i think i will go back there, actually. it was sweet. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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