Perth, WA

West Coast Wonders

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June 14th 2009
After a flight from Cairns to Brisbane (2 hours), 1 hour wait then fly from Brisbane to Perth (5 hours) we were finally in Western Australia. Amazing to think it would take us that long to fly across the same country. Once again, they were all correct when they said that OZ is big! We had our first day wandering around in Perth, which was a beautiful city. The views from Kings park across th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western 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