Melbourne - MCG

Gooday mate...how are ya?

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April 9th 2009
Day 59 - Christchurch - Melbourne Not much to tell from today as we said goodbye to New Zealand and hello to Australia! We had the unexpected shock of having to pay departure tax but apart from that the flight went very smoothly and we arrived in Melbourne on time. We had our walking boots even more thoroughly inspected than in New Zealand through customs and we were quizzed as to whe ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Lakes Entrance

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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