The Breakaways

October 24th 2008
When we first approached Coober Pedy ( white man in hole) you would swear you are arriving in to a third world country, it is dirt and more dirt and totally disorganised. Everyone has junk in their yard and machine parts everywhere. The population has dropped to 2500 since 1996 but everyone who lives here has been her for years and only stay for the hope of finding more opals. A good find can be w ... read more

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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

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The Nixon Family

Where is the Watergate Hotel

Hello from Steve,Julie, Stephanie, Dannielle and Samuel. We have decided to sell the house, take 7 months off work (and School) and travel around Australia. We would love for you to tap into our travel journal from time to time to find out where we are and what we have been doing on our family adventure. Our journal begins more than 12 months before we head off, with the initial planning, picking out the van we have affectionately nicknamed the Watergate Hotel (We are no relation to Ex President Richard Nixon,we think), buying a vehicle strong enough to tow "The Watergate" the 20000 plus ... full info

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