Australia Day

About day 50

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February 3rd 2009
So where did we get to? Ah yes, Hobart, Tasmania. Well, I've been to more exciting places, but we had a relaxing day strolling around there. Really we could have done with hiring a car and visiting places like Port Arthur, where the old penal colony was, but we didn't fancy the mad rush and the 5 hour round trip. So we stayed in Hobart for the day and sought out the interesting bits. For example ... read more

Oceania » 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