Lake George

Back on the road

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January 31st 2007
Caught train back to Katoomba and had a lazy day reading. We can both recommend Robin Hobb as an author. I've now read 9 of her books this trip and Willy's just started his sixth. She writes novels set in a fantasy world, but as well as good adventure stories with the eternal battle between good and evil, she gets in other themes such as slavery, feminism, society's attitude to the mentally handic ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory

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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