Kakadu's attempt at tarmac

Knocked down twice by Cyclones, once by the Japanese: Darwin!

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November 22nd 2010
The next stop on my trip was Darwin, and the first thing I did was find a backpackers, and then went out to look around the city. Despite getting in at 4 in the afternoon, it was still really hot and sunny, and very humid. Apparently over here it's only about 35 degrees, but they get about 5 degrees added on in humidity factor. The next morning I didn't have much to do so agreed to go out and get ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin » City of Darwin

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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