View from New Parliament House

Smile for the Canberra

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January 15th 2011
Sarah and I caught the luxurious Murray's coach to flashpack down to the nation's capital Canberra, for the weekend. The journey went quickly and before long Sarah had set me a 45 minute Canberra related pun challenge. Being a pun genius, this took all of three minutes and after five minutes, Sarah's cringes told me to stop. We arrived in Canberra and were met by Natassja, a friendly Canberra ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra

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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