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Australasia / Pacific

Description: Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region of Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and neighbouring islands ... more

Australasia / Pacific ... in the Pacific Ocean. It can also be referred to a continent comprising Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi (the eastern part of Indonesia) and the neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes (1756). He derived it from the Latin for "south of Asia" and differentiated the area from Polynesia (to the east) and the southeast Pacific (Magellanica). It is also distinct from Micronesia (to the northeast).

Newest Review: ... Mum, Dad, Older Brother and I, Took a lift to Manchester Airport and from there a flight to London. How exciting I thought. Holidays in the big smoke. We didn't leave Heathrow, and I didn't get to have tea with the Queen. Instead we boarded a flight to Los Angeles in (not north Wales) the USA. Eight years old, in America, staying in Anaheim which is only a few miles from Disneyland, ... more

... Which we visited. Twice. We did sight seeing too. And we shopped a lot. My lasting memory of this holiday? Ants. America has an overweight population, and the ants don't want to be left out either. Fat ants Vs Mickey Mouse memories, I could tell you...more

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Australasia / Pacific: Almost a stolen Childhood, Definately Despondant Adultdom (1556 words)
by - written on 04/01/02 (Very useful, 100 readings)
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Here's something you didn't expect. Unless you go round expecting the unexpected, if you are one of those people, I salute you. Now go buy me a lottery ticket with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 bonus ball 7 and watch the Tesco lady smirk until you tell her the odds of winning are still the same. Then run away laughing at impending wealth. For the rest of you, here's the unexpected part. Hands up. Go on. Hands up if you've had the holiday of a lifetime? Some of you will still be with limbs raised - if you're a slow reader, keep those fingers twiddling, you don't want your hand to fall off. Keep the hands raised if you didn't pay ... Read the complete review

The City of Lights (469 words)
by - written on 13/08/01 (Useful, 45 readings)
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<REVISITED> Perth in Western Australia is a clean bright city, sometimes referred to as 'The city of Lights' and seen at night from Monument hill it is easy to see why. Perth is on the Western coast of Australia stradleling the Swan River with a busy commercial Harbour. It is a modern city with a surprising number of lat 19th and early 20th century building. In Freemantle, where I stayed most of the main building seemed to be from this era. Getting around perth was easy, with an intergrated Rail and bus service, certainly London Transport can learn a thing or three here. I thought that the best feature of the public transport was that ... Read the complete review

Australasia / Pacific: Maggies (96 words)
by - written on 09/02/01 (Useful, 30 readings)
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In Australia I would recommend a visit to Magnetic Island just off the coast of Townsville. The beaches are fantastic and you can not beat the view on the walk up to the forts. We stayed in Maggies guest house and it was brilliant good food nice rooms and a view across the bay. The people are really friendly as well just watch out for the old man who lives on the beach he is an absolute nutter and will either try to kill or seduce you. Other than that it realy is an amazing place ... Read the complete review