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Going West...

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July 12th 2007
After our 4 hour flight we arrived in Perth on Tuesday. It was a fine flight, though sleeping at the airport wasn't the most comfortable night I've ever spent (not as bad as the campervan though!) When we arrived here we went to our hostel (the YHA) and we couldn't check in until 4pm (which seems very late to me) so spent the day exploring. It's a nice city, and the weather has been great ever ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth » Perth City

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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