Where are we now?

The songs of distant Perth

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January 24th 2008
The plane touched down at four am. I hate when we arrive somewhere at a stupid time as it usually means that we're homeless for a while and so I found myself almost begging the customs officer to go through my bag, but of course he smiled and said, 'welcome to Australia.' Damn friendly Aussies. After five coffees, an unsuccessful slumber in arrivals, a more successful and slightly freaked out ... 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