Tempus Two Cellar Door

Spring in the Hunter Valley..

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January 13th 2010
It is almost as if winter does not exist in the Hunter Valley, especially not to an English girl. It was a 'blink and you'll miss it season', i don't even own any winter clothes. I do apologise as i realise the timing of this blog isn't impeccable and whilst you are all ploughing your way to work in blighty, i'm hiding from 40+ degrees under an air-conditioner that's making me sneeze...if only we ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Hunter Valley

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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