Buttress Tree in Carlton Park

Lying Down Under

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November 9th 2008
Today was my first day in Melbourne. I got into my hostel really late last night. The flight out of Hong Kong was delayed. Both of my flights have been delayed, turning late night arrivals into ridiculously late night arrivals. I just missed the shuttle bus from Tullamaire into Melbourne and on Sunday at 1am it only runs every hour so I waited for 50 minutes. Then when I got into the city I was wa ... 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