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To the Land of Quokkas

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February 14th 2009
This morning the CIEE Study Abroad students are headed on a weekend trip to Rottnest Island. We had to get up nice and early and meet in the parking lot to head on down to Fremantle. From Fremantle we have to grab a boat that is going to take us over to Rottnest Island. Once on the island, we immediately got suited up for our bikes that we are going to be taking around the island. Before he ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Rottnest Island

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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