It sure is spectacular

April 8th 2014
A shorter version of this piece was featured on ABC 500 word project. https://open.abc.net.au/projects/500-words-one-moment-this-yr-22lz1tk/contributions/one-high-moment-27yu9fj We nearly miss the whole walk. The pilot’s garbled message yesterday hadn’t penetrated our holida ... read more

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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

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Meryl Dunton-Rose

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A long time traveller with a father with itchy feet who encouraged me to see all. So glad the pandemic is over! Another long sojourn in Europe this year 2023 with an exciting three weeks in Sri Lanka as the culmination of the trip. Graeme and I travel well together and enjoy exploring some of the unusual and some of the well-trodden sights the world has to offer. Plans for Gino our motorhome to be travelling through Italy, Albania and Montenegro this year interspersed with family events and a 100th birthday party! More on that later. ... full info

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