Christmas--really?

Planning for life without Thailand

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December 1st 2008
The news out of Thailand is still not looking good and the airport there is still occupied by protesters. Australia is trying to get it's citizens out of Phuket, a 16 hour bus ride away, so it doesn't look like we can get there anytime soon. We make a trip over to the local mall to use the INTERNET. It is quite cheap here, and we each get on a computer to check email and do some research inclu ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Olympic Park

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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