Ski slopes, Thredbo

Down by Kosciusko

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March 26th 2010
We left Tocomwal, heading north but the pull of the mountains made us do a U turn and, once back at Tocomwal, we turned to drive towards the mountains along the Murray River Highway. There were all types of orchards each side of the highway, we stopped and bought a box full of plums, peaches, nectarines, and apples. Pears and grapes are also grown there, it's a fertile valley. We had the night ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Cooma

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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