The Ned Kelly display at Melbourne gaol

Canberra to Melbourne, and back to Perth. The end of the road.

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February 4th 2008
Well, finally found a bit of time to finish this off. From Canberra we drove to the Snowy Mountains - which is a bit of a misnoma really as they are only snowy in winter. En route we stopped for lunch at one of the many picnic spots, and were entertained for half an hour by the cleaner and his dog. I can't really explain what happened, but it was very surreal! We drove on to Jindabyne and th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria

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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