The first king or the mountain climb.

Adelaide and the Tour Down Under

---

January 31st 2009
For the last week ADam and I were following the Tour Down Under up, around, and through Adelaide and its surrounding areas. First, we hit the historic town of Handorff. When I see the word 'historic' used to describe a town I always feel a bit leary. I find that historic usually tranlslates to overpriced and tourist trap. Well, Handorff wasn't so bad for a 'historic' town. We walked through ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide

---

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