KOALA

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA FROM THE OOSTERDAM

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February 28th 2014
My day in Melbourne started smoothly, the sun was shining and I was excited about participating in the tour “In the wild! Kangaroos & Koalas”. This is a popular tour and I was originally wait listed but I got lucky and got on. The ride through the city, Melbourne is the second largest Australian city, featured narrative by our tour guide about what we were about to observe. Peter was extremely ... 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