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The Land of Oz

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February 24th 2009
What's Up Down Under After completing our first 3 ½ weeks traveling, we have learned a lot about not just Australia, but Europeans, and the world’s view of the US. I am still under the impression that Australia is very similar to the US. We have seen strip malls, Target, fast food outlets, SUVs, etc. The size and the variety of the country are also similar, with Tasmania and Quee ... 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