Karen, Matt and Nitin enjoying the ocean

Australia

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December 25th 2008
I still couldn’t get my head around the fact that it was Christmas Day. I wasn’t sure whether it was because I was so far from home, or whether it was because it was so sunny - either way it felt bizarre! When we were all up, Nitin fired up the bbq to cook us a fried breakfast! After tucking into bacon and eggs it was time for Jo’s mum, Carol, and her husband Roy to come over for the grand ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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