the Gloucester Tree

South West - walks, wine, waves & trees

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January 27th 2010
Who would have thought the ABSENCE of creepy crawlies could give us such grief? Busselton, gateway to the lush Margaret River region of south west WA, is etched in our minds as an annoying, buzzing, fly-infested place - probably a little unfair as it’s bordered by the lovely calm beaches of Geographe Bay where the sea is turquoise, the sun always shines and the waves are never more than playfu ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Albany

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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