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Hello Melbourne

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January 27th 2017
Today we left Tasmania early in the morning for a short flight from Launceston, Tasmania to Melbourne on the mainland. Before leaving Tasmania, I just want to comment on how beautiful and tranquil this state of Australia was. A beautiful landscape, reminiscent of northern California, with great vistas and very friendly people. This visit to Tasmania was an optional trip before the main trip to ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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