Sunset on the farm

Poms in Perth

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October 31st 2006
Did not take too long to make it through Perth airport, but we did get a shock when the sniffer dog jumped on us as we were queueing up to get our stuff scanned (they scan the luggage on the way into the country as well as on the way out). Not sure what he smelt on us - probably Bex's dirty socks - but nothing happened in the end so it must have been a false alarm. Met up with Maria and Steve (Mar ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth » Perth City

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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