The Beginning of the Big Journey

2 more sleeps and we're ready to go!

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July 2nd 2007
Welcome to our (soon to be) fabulous travel blog! We thought it was the best way to stay in touch and keep everyone updated (and jealous) of our European adventures. Our flight leaves at 6am Wednesday so only 2 more sleeps (although we have a feeling "sleep" isn't something we'll get lots of tomorrow night) and our first port of call is London. We're planning to spend a couple of days there ... 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