England Cricket team

Christmas on the other side of the world

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December 27th 2006
Thanks for all the christmas wishes everyone! We have been in Melbourne for 5 nights (only another 3 to go!) and we have been having a fantastic time. We had a laugh on our first day trying to navigate the trams when we had no idea where we should be going and how to pay for it! After lugging the blasted suitcases around again we were both sweating and grateful when we found our hotel. Th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » CBD

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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