Nic

Blue mountains.....Cold mountains more like!!

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December 5th 2008
Hello....... Ok so we finally got off the east coast and inland a little up and away to the misty 'Blue Mountains' so called because of all the Eucalyptus in the air, in makes the mountains in the distance look blue. So on arrival we wondered around (in the freezing cold) to find our guesthouse............What a place it's called NO 14 for those of you heading that way, and feels just like y ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Blue Mountains

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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