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Melbourne with Pete and Shay - Day 1 and 2

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July 30th 2011
Twas around 3pm local time when we touched down at Melbourne, and received a nice surprise welcome from Pete and Shay literally at the gate just off the plane, no chance would you be allowed to do that in England! After some quick introductions we soon made our way to both their cars for the journey home through the glorious city of Melbourne. Lads in Pete’s car and girls in Shay’s seemed a go ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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