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East Coast Road Trip. Brisbane - Melbourne in 14 days

July 26th 2006
I had known for a few months that my parents were going to visit me in Oz but was very excited when a couple of weeks before my sister called to say she was coming out too. The whole Pirie family reunited again! Emma was coming out for 2 weeks and Mum and Dad for just under 3. About 2 days before I was to meet them in Brisbane airport, I got a message from Mum saying Emma had just left Edinburgh. ... 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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Laura Jane Pirie (ellie)

Rockin all over the world

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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