South Bank

A Pleasant Mish Mash of Amusing Updates

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July 13th 2007
So the excitment of living in a van down by the river has begun to deteriorate as quickly as our van itself. What we failed to mention previously was that our van had nearly 250,000 miles on it and we were driving a distance similiar to that of Seattle to San Diego. Honestly, we wouldn't be surprised if when we pulled into Sydney, the wheels instantly fell off and the engine died in a final plume ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Port Macquarie

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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