Melbourne

Settling into Melbourne

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February 8th 2007
Did not adapt awfully well to be back in hostelville, last week was a bit worrying, oh no I have to find a place to live, and a job, but I put my firepower into finding a place to stay, i did and i now have moved into a houseshare in Collingwood by groovy Smith Street, so I'm being slightly bohemian I guess, went out with some of my new flatmates last night, so far so good. House has a cosyness t ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » City Centre

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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