Swan Valley

Perth, Australia

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February 20th 2008
Lets see...yesterday I went wine tasting with a few other students on exchange. We went to an area called Swan Valley and visited 3 wineries and 1 chocolate factory! Today, I enrolled in classes. Them I went to the on campus pub called The Tavern with a few of my room mates and saw an authentic Australian band play; the band's name is Jebidiah. That's all for now. ... 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