The grape vines

Barossa valley, Australia

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August 31st 2006
Barossa Valley Wine region The barbeque was well under way at Linda’s place. That being a man’s job, Kim was busy attending to the barbeque and all the men were with him, “helping’ him, though I fail to understand how the men were ‘helping’ him, when all they were doing was, tasting the meats, drinking the wines, smoking and talking. Maybe the talking was ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Barossa 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