Giant Rocking Horse

Barossa Valley

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November 11th 2009
Hi, I've been quite busy over the past three days but now I have my final day in Adelaide for a bit of R and R before going to Alice Springs. The day after my last update I took a day trip to the Barossa Valley, which is where a large amount of Australia's wine is produced. After the pickup from outside the hostel we drove out of Adelaide through the very scenic, almost European looking coun ... read more

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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