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An Aussie Christmas Down Under

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January 8th 2009
Well here we are in 2009 and I am just a few day away from my parents arrival. After Ryan left I spent about a week longer in Cairns mostly in the internet cafe planning my parents trip down under; buying tours, plane tickets, etc. Soon the heat and humidity were too much and I soon booked a flight to WA (western Australia) to Perth. I left Cairns sweating in a tank top and shorts, and froze my hi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia

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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