A paint pot of rocks at Nighcliff beach in Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory - The Real Australia?

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May 20th 2015
I had always wanted to visit Darwin ever since my cousin, Anne, and her husband, Neil, had moved there 25 years ago. It seemed so exotic. This trip seemed the best opportunity to get there so it was a point on the map from the very beginning. There was a note of surprise in most people's voices, especially those who knew Australia, when we told them it was going to be our only stop on the continen ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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