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"WWOOFing" time!

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February 13th 2007
“WWOOFing”??? Sounds a bit strange I know but it’s a great way to see some of the less touristy areas of Australia AND it gives you free accommodation and food!! “WWOOFing” actually stands for Willing Workers On Organic Farms. Not all the hosts are actually organic farms but it works on the principle that you go and lend a hand with various jobs in exchange for your bed and board. My ... 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