Leura Falls

Ditching Watermelons for Grapes via the Blue Mountains

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January 27th 2009
First things first, happy Australia Day for yesterday! A day to throw snags on the barbie and drink a shitload of cold beer in the hot sun- why don't we have any public holidays like this in England?! I spent the day drinking hostel legend Mark's home brew whilst playing in a volleyball tournament- Team UK sucked but at least we beat the Germans! My watermelon-picking plans in Canowindra never ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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