John boring the arse off us!

February 16th 2006
The irony of this latest side-trip wasn't lost on me: as recently as 1840, the mere mention of the phrase 'Van Diemen's land' would send shivers down the spine of London's most hardened criminals, for Port Arthur had the dubious distinction as the destination for those transported for their transgressions to what at the time was tantamount to another world. How people of those times would gawp if ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Tasmania

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

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Martin McGinty

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I've done it again. Taken off indefinitely for no other reason than it sounded like a lot of fun. The plan is to get from the Arctic to the Antartic through the Americas using as few flights and making as many friends as possible. Hoping to maybe pick up Spanish and surfing on the way but that's as ambitious as I'm gonna get. Hope you enjoy the tales. God Bless This House Ginty _____ Hopefully this website will give you an idea of why I quit work for 12 months. Beaches, jungles, glaciers and beer at 50p a bottle... cannae whack it with a big schtick! Enjoy! Marty... full info

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