Walking to the city from St. Kilda

Maniacs in Melbourne

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October 10th 2006
Melbourne - the 'Cultural' Capital of Ozz After a fun time in Sydney, Ally and I took a 12hr 'greyhound' coach (the cheapest option) to Melbourne. We planned to meet with our friend Grant - who we traveled with from San Francisco to Vegas. Then from Melbourne we would drive down to 'The great Ocean Road' to the 'Twelve Apostles'. Melbourne is the second largest city in Australia si ... 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