Yarra Valley, Victoria- Wine Country

Last days: Australia

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February 26th 2007
Manly Beach/ Melbourne/ Sydney/ Honolulu: Final days (Feb. 5-23) During my final days I tried to forget about the expense of Austrlia and not fret that I would soon be ending this journey. More noteworthy, though, were the days spent throughout different parts of Victoria and New South Wales, getting a different perspective from the drive and heat of Queensland. Australia had proved to be an ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » St Kilda

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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