Rottnest Island

Rottnest Island

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April 12th 2010
Rottnest Island is Western Australia's very own Island getaway featuring a casual atmosphere, picturesque scenery. It is a very popular destination for interstate and international visitors. It is home to a small marsupial called the quokka. I took the ferry from Fremantle to spend one day on this little beautiful island. I hired a bike and I rode for 25kms around the island. On the way, I stopp ... 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