View from our room at Hayman Island

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie. Oy Oy Oy

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February 6th 2009
We kind of did ourselves in early on the vacation front this year, spending 11 incredible days in the land down under. While the toilets don't flush counter-clockwise (i know you wondered), they do drive on the left side of the road. And while they speak English, I think we may understand Japanese just as well as their version of English. We started our journey on an island call ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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