Pete & Gee in their Aussie hats

Western Australia

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December 24th 2005
(Entry by Gemma) We arrived in Perth on the 28th November and were joined 10 minutes later by my Mum and Dad who had flown from Adelaide. They had a few weeks touring in Australia whilst we were still in New Zealand, then we met in Perth for the last week of their trip. We had a fantastic time together. The first 6 nights we stayed in an apartment on Scarborough Beach, one of Perth's beach r ... 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