Typical Darwin Decor

Top End of Australia

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October 24th 2008
Top End October 20, 2008 We are now in what is called the Top End, the Northern Territory… not a state but it acts like a state. Our flight out of Cairns was delayed for “technical problems” (have no idea what that was all about) so we landed in Darwin an hour later than scheduled. Things are expensive here. Internet is $11 an hour, so if you are reading this entry days later it’s becau ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin » City of Darwin

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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