Melbourne

Melbourne

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January 3rd 2008
So I left Sydney on January 2nd on an overnight bus to Melbourne city. I arrived at 6 am and headed to St. Kilda base backpackers hostel. This neighborhood is about 20 mins. away from Melbourne but it is right on the beach. I spent the next three days there exploring the city. Melbourne is absolutely a gem. I love it. There are nice coffee houses with the best lattes and pastry that I've ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » St Kilda

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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