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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]
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] Blog: a road trip to the past
Date: September 20th 2008
The two-week long mid-semester break was a great opportunity to explore the regions in Victoria, outside the metropolitan city centre of melbourne. The travel-itch started weeks before the break and I was planning for a short trip (that i can afford). I have always been fascinated by nomadic travelling, a form of travelling not by great detailed planning, but by the spur of spontaneity. One way of ... read more
Date: September 20th 2008
The two-week long mid-semester break was a great opportunity to explore the regions in Victoria, outside the metropolitan city centre of melbourne. The travel-itch started weeks before the break and I was planning for a short trip (that i can afford). I have always been fascinated by nomadic travelling, a form of travelling not by great detailed planning, but by the spur of spontaneity. One way of ... read more
