Wineries

Trip to the land down under

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November 8th 2010
We eventually had to leave Ao Nang after a well rested couple of weeks on the beach. Darren did spend a couple of those in bed but was on the mend when we set off at 6am for our trip to Penang in Malaysia. This turned out to be longer than expected with the border crossing and ended up being about 12 hours long, despite the mad driver's attempts to get us there at the speed of light! We spent 3 ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western 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