Regatta

beautiful Victoria and surrounds

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February 24th 2006
42years ago I travelled on the ship Canberra to Melbourne in the state of Victoria. I was unable to stay there at that time due to family commitments. This holiday has been an opportunity to re-visit this lovely place. There are many ways of travelling to Australia, we chose to go direct with no stopovers only changing 'planes at Dubai. This proved to be the best choice for us. We arriv ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Mornington Peninsula

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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