Rich and Jules before the feast

Christmas Day

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December 29th 2008
Entry by Jules Thursday 25/12/08 - Christmas Day! We woke up at a fairly civilised time for a Christmas morning. But then, it didn’t really feel like Christmas, despite the carols on the radio (interspersed with South Park songs at 9am - not exactly appropriate), and we haven’t felt like time has been leading up to the ‘big day’ either. I guess it’s been a combination of things; hot ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » St Kilda

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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