Beach scene

Australia, Part 2: Melbourne area

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February 25th 2018
As I said in the last blog, we spent some time visiting with people we’ve met on the road. Pete’s been to Sri Lanka several times since 1982; the first time he stayed at a guesthouse run by Punchi and Wansa. They no longer run the guesthouse, but we keep in touch and stay with them when we visit Sri Lanka. One of their sons moved to Melbourne with his wife. As it happens, Punchi and Wansa were ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria

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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