... and miles to go before I sleep ...

Crossing a Continent (English Version)

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October 22nd 2008
....Well, the title was easy. I have had it in mind for a long time now. I even have a subtitle "... and miles to go before I sleep", for those of you who understand the reference. But how to go from here? It was the idea of actually crossing Australia from one side to the other without flying once which attracted me this time. Having seen quite a lot of the country on my previous three visits it ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Dubbo

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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