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Playing away - midwinter getaways

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July 27th 2014
I’m not really a winter person. When the temperatures plummet, and the days contract as sunshine hours dwindle, everything starts to feel a little gloomy and depressing. So over the last few weeks or so I’ve remedied this with some quick getaways. Coupled with good food, wine and company, winter can be fun too. My first city break wasn’t a holiday at all, it was a work trip to Canberra. How ... 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