Messing around on the beach!

Working down in cougartown

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September 8th 2010
Back in a hostel, again! I suppose it's where all great adventures begin and end in the red land down under. This time I've bunked up at an old military barracks turned mad house, complete with Irish loons and cheap drink specials that would put you in an early grave. When I arrived in this city five months ago I was supposed to put my head down, save as much as possible, get fit and physically an ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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