Tim catches an Ozzie wave

Australian Interlude

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February 20th 2010
Thank goodness for the emergency services that is all that I can say. I really do not think that the essential life saving role that they play in our lives is properly recognised and one in particular is seriously overlooked - the Hairdresser. I entered Australia barely able to see my way off the plane with my fringe sweeping in straggles across my eyes. My roots thudded across the immigrat ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

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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