the mighty bus

Victorian Neighbours

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September 25th 2008
We left Cairns it was thirty one degrees and humid and landed in Melbourne at a chilling eight, but dry. It's back on with the jumpers and away with the thongs. After a short bus trip and a taxi we soon found our hostel, all dark and locked doors, but once we figured out the buzzer and made it up to the sixth floor we found life again. I wasn't a big fan of busy bustling Sydney and it's massive ... 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