Russia - St Petersburg

Travelling the World

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September 28th 2005
My first trip for Firepower was to India, it was very interesting... I will never forget the 6 days of hell I went through in Jaipur, diagnosed with Salmonella poisoning and basically wanting to die! I used to have this vision of India as being a mystical place with beautiful scenery and dishes to die for...well, the 'wanting to die' part is right on the money but as for the rest...I was very ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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