Winter in Bathurst

My New Home

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August 25th 2008
Almost three months after I began calling Australia my home, I’m finally writing my first Australian blog. When I first visited I noticed how similar Australia seemed compared to the US. Yes, it is a different country; but from a tourist’s perspective I noticed how they spoke English, there was a McDonalds, Target, the same cars, stop lights, bars and schools. Aside from how we pronounce ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Bathurst

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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