Perth - love the puffy little clouds!

Perth, Freo and the Indian Pacific railway

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March 7th 2011
I've been to various parts of Australia several times but this is my first visit to Western Australia. It seems that since my last visit in mid 2009 prices have rocketed. Gone are the days when Australia was considered cheap compared to Europe. I was aware that some things have changed here but as an example, it's ten Aussie dollars for a pint of beer in places and coupled with the poor ra ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western 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