Rottnest Island - Little Salmon Bay

Perth - What a lovely city!

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June 11th 2006
Hello everybody. Been in a Perth nearly a week now and can't believe where the time has gone - if this is anything to go by, we will be flying home before we know it!! A beautiful city and very clean and spacious. There are not many people here either so nothing is crowded or overrun - makes a pleasant change. No intimidating groups of teenagers, no graffiti, no hassle - could easily live here ... 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