ADELAIDE

ADELAIDE

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February 11th 2006
Hi folks. we have been in Adelaide for nearly a week now and we are, surprise, surprise, having a wonderful time. Just to get the Adelaide jokes out of the way; we arrived on 'Adelaide' flight; and 'Adelaide' odds against that happenning! Sorry. We spent the first couple of days getting our bearings - not too difficult in this wonderful city which is very compact and built on the American bloc ... read more

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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