Australia!!!

Straight Outta Da Outback Mate!!! (Day 174 to Day 197)

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July 19th 2010
"Hey mate!!" with the slangiest and harshest Australian accent. This is what a small and tiny 80 years old granny answered me when I politely wished her good morning. It would have fitted perfectly if she had spitted a big chunk of tobacco right after she said that. Only then that I realised that I was far into the Australian Outback. Outside the 3 or 4 big cities in Australia, all the towns lo ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Fortitude Valley

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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