Melbourne Bike Ride

Melbourne and the Spirit of Tasmania

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November 14th 2008
Melbourne and the Spirit of Tasmania November 8, 2008 What a difference a day makes, in this case I’m talking about the weather. Today was cloudy, but there were patches of blue and no rain today. This time we took a train downtown just to try something different. Thankfully, a helpful young girl waiting for her train showed us how to buy the tickets from a machine and validate them in ano ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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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