Melbourne Skyline from Brighton

A little detour down under...

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April 6th 2007
thru 10 May On my way to southeast Asia from India, I made a little detour down under. I know, not the most direct route to Thailand, but as Jen and I split up for a month, it made sense to use this opportunity to visit some friends in Australia. It was also great to hit south east Australia before it gets too cold. (On the original itinerary, we were planning on being down here in the dead of ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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