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Indian Pacific Train

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March 14th 2016
It doesn't seem to matter how much you prepare before you leave home, something always goes wrong at the last minute. Sylvia and I (well mostly Sylvia) had spent five weeks cleaning the house in preparation for our house-sitter's arrival. We had carpenters to repair the rail on the back deck. A handyman repaired the kitchen drawers. An electrician installed a new fan in the lounge room. All of th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Nullarbor Plain

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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