Me and Red

Goodbye New Zealand, Hello Oz

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January 6th 2008
The festive period slid by with a heady mix of parties, BBQ's, sunning ourselves on the beach and swimming. I even went out sailing on a small catamaran but not having dressed appropriately for the occasion I would give any passing sailors an eyeful each time I attempted to scramble under the boom. For New Years we had a pot luck tea at home with some of the local community before heading down t ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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