Horse in the Herveys

Darwin and the evolution of the trip

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July 25th 2010
I do like Australia, I must say. No worries mate! I’m buried in the far more sweaty climes of Darwin now, in the far North, as close to Asia as Oz gets. Thinking about it now, I should be going to PNG from here - it’s literally a short flight, or a lengthier boat ride away. So foolish to be doing what I’m actually going to do - flying from Brisbane to Phnom Phen -but it’s one thing to be ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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