Our hostel room in Northbridge, Perth

Perth & Margaret River

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December 2nd 2008
Ross: An enjoyable 5-hour flight to Perth care of Qantas found us at the airport tourist info booth where a rather unhelpful representative informed us that we'd have a slim chance of finding any accommodation in the city for the night if we hadn't already booked in advance. Our chosen car hire company, Bayswater, did not open on Saturday afternoons so we intended to stay the night in Perth and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Margaret River

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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