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Shocking Wins at The Emirates Melbourne Cup

November 3rd 2009
The day started early as we Stephen and I headed to Flemington Racecourse to witness the 149th Emirates Melbourne Cup!! Sean and David surprised us with 2 yellow boutonnieres for us to wear with our suits! This Melbourne Cup is a holiday in Victoria and the race is known as "the horse race that stops a nation." People all over Australia are celebrating and drinking the day away at the Cup or ... read more

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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

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Stelson is back and this time we are on our way to the Philippines and Southeast Asia for a Family Holiday and Homecoming! During the last year and half since our Oceania Adventure ( see blog : http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Stelson/Trips/5273 ) , both Stephen and I have been able to travel frequently but were unable to find time to blog. If you haven't seen our last blog, check it out and our hope is to share with all of you some great pictures, stories and videos from the Philippines! The Inspiration of this Philippines Homecoming was introduced last Christmas when my Lola (gran... full info

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