Puffing Billing

Australia

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March 28th 2012
This was an early morning. Early morning was quite easy for us. It was common for us to wake up early, 5am or so, it was staying up late that was challenging. Our pick up was at 7am and we were headed to take a ride on the Puffing Billy and see some wildlife. We had tea, coffee and Vegemite and crackers for breakfast. Vegemite is a dark brown food paste made from yeast extract. It’s a spread tha ... 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