Gemma reaching the top of the big tree

Western Australia

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January 28th 2008
Ok, so after nearly a 4 month break we are now well and truly back on the road. most of our time spent in Perth has been working, hence the absence of any blogs. Not that we write loads anyway, but at least this time we had an excuse. Despite spending most of the time working, we did do a few blog-worthy things while in WA (it would be a shame not to given its the size of Western Europe). Befor ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western 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