How's it going mate'?

A taste of Aus - Melbourne

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December 12th 2010
Well we finally arrived at our hotel in St Kilda, Melbourne, at about 7pm, nearly 48 hours after setting off (inlcuding 11 hours time zone difference). It had been a mighty journey, consisting of a 13 hour flight from London Heathrow to Taipei (taiwan), then after a 6 hour stay in the airport, a 9 hour flight down to Sydney. To top all off, a conecting flight from Melbourne to Syndey was 1.5 hours ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » St Kilda

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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