mini-1a - Australia BC - 095

Mam & Dad's Oz Visit.

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July 14th 2008
Well, I've probably left it a bit late to write up much about Mum & Dad's visit as I've forgotten most of the things we did! They came out in April, which already seems an age ago. We were pretty lucky with the weather considering it was into autumn and cooling off. Suffice it to say, M&D had a great time and it was brilliant to have them over here. We showed them around Melbourne and wal ... 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