Twelve Apostles

Melbourne & The Great Ocean Road

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November 20th 2011
Landing in Melbourne from a humid Singapore was like landing at home. Cold (compared to what we were used to) and overcast! Our plans in Melbourne were to sort out how we would travel up the east coast after taking a trip west to see the great ocean road. Whilst working this out, we had a look around Melbourne. Melbourne is the sport capital of Australia and with stadiums everywhere, it shows why. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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