the yarra

Fun in Melbourne

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June 19th 2006
hey all. wow where do i start. having an amazing time here. Melbourne is so beautiful. have got over intial shock of arriving in melbourne- which was an acheivment for me a) not ending up in outer mongola and b) lizard time didnt happen either! (i think only a select few may get me on that one). but yer, suddenly, being in a city the other side of the world, where knowbody knows you, you dont ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » City Centre

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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