Perth

Australia - Perth

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February 27th 2007
Perth Our final stop in Australia was Perth. We hired a car and headed South to the Margaret River wine region, not as beautiful as Stellenbosch in South Africa but the wines were very good. The coastline in the SW is rugged and wild - big waves for surfing. We enjoyed a romantic sunset on the beach for valentines day. We spent a few days around Perth enjoying the beautiful beac ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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