Lilianfels Hotel

When spiders attack

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December 3rd 2006
Got a nasty surprised this morning as we were getting ready. Fi was in the shower (that’s not the nasty surprise) when I saw a huge brown spider crawling down the wall towards her. I did what any Brit would do when his lady was in peril (no, not run away screaming - though the thought did occur), I grabbed a glass and piece of paper and snared the beast. We left the Hunter Valley and headed ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

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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