Melbourne cityscape from St Kilda

On the road in Oz

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August 22nd 2010
As we finally make it to the other side of the world to take stock on our trip so far and settle into life in NZ here is the final travel installment before taking a well earned breather. After another pitstop in Singapore for our final taste of Asia, we headed south to Australasia aboard an Airbus A380. Several complimentary wines later we arrived in Sydney and found ourselves in a shared dor ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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