Federation Sq

First month in Aus

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July 17th 2006
My flight to Australia actually arrived into Melbourne half an hour early-when does that ever happen?! That meant that I had to wait anxiously for over 40 minutes for Mick's mum to pick me up from outside the aiport, someone I had never met and I had no clue as to what car I should be looking out for or what she looks like! I was merely looking for someone who looked as if they were looking for ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » St Kilda

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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