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Countdown to Nepal

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March 16th 2014
It's the day before and its hard to believe tomorrow it all begins! Our backpacks & Lonely Planet Guide packed, tickets, passports, medications organised, cameras & iPads charged and ready to go! This small group of 4 is made of 3 very experienced backpackers - Aleks, Noel and Beruta and then there me, (Francine) plus my travel buddy Private Roxy Koala, both novice compared to my travel com ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Wollongong

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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