Perth

West Side

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July 29th 2006
Greetings from the west coast of Australia. A couple of days ago I was sitting in a boring city called Brisbane which is slightly north of Surfer's paradise. When I say boring, this is no understatement. There is quite honestly nothing to do. It's probably the one coastal city in Australia that doesn't even have a beach. The only fun memory I have of the place was watching a professional Aust ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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