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Perth, Australia

Life in Perth is about sunny days, clean air and a laid-back lifestyle. She is a city surrounded by natural beauty on all sides: picturesque hills, sublime oceans, meandering rivers, ancient forests, golden sands and red-dirt dreamlands.
 

To the east are the picturesque Darling Ranges. To the west the sublime Indian Ocean. The meandering Swan River runs through it, whilst in the south, find the ancient Karri and Jarrah forests. North it is golden sands and red-dirt dreamlands... [ more ]

In 1697, a Dutch captain, Willem de Vlamingh, named a river after the black swans he saw on the water. The Swan River eventually became the base around which the city of Perth and its suburbs would grow. Perth began life as a colony established... [ more ]
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