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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 nam... [read more]
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 nam... [read more] Blog: The land of Oz
Date: June 14th 2006
I’ve been in Australia for almost four months now so it’s about time I got round to writing a blog about it! I spent my last night in Thailand in a pretty up market guesthouse just off Ko San Road. I decided to treat myself as it was my last night in Asia and I was feeling pretty sorry for myself .I had a chest infection that I’d convinced myself was the beginnings of bird flu - which give ... read more
Date: June 14th 2006
I’ve been in Australia for almost four months now so it’s about time I got round to writing a blog about it! I spent my last night in Thailand in a pretty up market guesthouse just off Ko San Road. I decided to treat myself as it was my last night in Asia and I was feeling pretty sorry for myself .I had a chest infection that I’d convinced myself was the beginnings of bird flu - which give ... read more
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Have spent the last year working in Edinburgh to save for my RTW ticket (though the festival meade a bit of a dent in the savings - damn Speigletent!) Now I'm FINALLY on my way, leave tonight for Dehli. Yippee!
Update - was supposed to return to bonnie scotland in november '06 but fell in love with australia (just like so many others before me have!) and am still here.... 2007 holds travels to vanuatu (feb) new zealand (april) and finally in june home (boo) though i'll have an Aussie in tow and hopefully will get a stopover in Tokyo en route.
Update 2! I am home and planning my next trip... full info
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