The Grand Arch

Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains

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October 23rd 2007
I was already huffing and puffing after 100 steps when there are 800 more steps to traverse in the Jenolan cave. Now that winter is over, it’s time to get fit and hit the gym. It’s embarrassing when my 3 year old toddler is fitter than I am. He is the youngest and also probably the fittest of at least half the people in our tour group. There are 10 magnificent cave tours. We went on the Lucas ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

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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