Kangaroo

Melbourne

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May 7th 2006
We've been in Melbourne for a few days now, and first impressions have been that its just like England, you wouldn't realise you were in Australia if you didn't know it. It's a lot busier than Perth, and a much older city, reminds me of London a bit, and unfortunately the weather is just like England, cold and wet so far 😞 but apart from that it seems cool, the hostel is well nice, and we'v ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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