The view from the house

Adventures Down Under

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April 24th 2011
2 days in I've just come in from the beach, where I have dipped my toes and watched the sun set over Port Phillip bay. I think this may the place I am going to find my inner peace. So the journey was okay, although my flight was delayed from Manchester, and it cut my time to get across Dubai down to 30 mins, which was not the most fun I've ever had!! My ankles and legs were so swolle ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Mornington Peninsula

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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