wob and markie

MELBOURNE

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April 30th 2007
So, moving swiftly on from our drowsy days in the ACT, we arrive in Melbourne via the coast and joining onto the Princess highway. To be quite honest, the roads were just full of cars, and coming into Melbourne over the bridge, it felt like we were heading into London. The traffic was just chaos, and it was really a case of every man for himself, as cars just pushed their way into each lane, and ... 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