Grampians

Victoria

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February 28th 2006
28 Feb - Melbourne to Ballarat An early wake up call to disembark right on schedule (7am) with not much sleep, we sought out caffeine hits like crazed Tassie devil’s that stowed away on rumours of the quality coffee to be had in the “big city”. Not to be disappointed, an early opener café in Port Melbourne met all expectations - we had two! Having already spent some long weeks in Melbou ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria

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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