Trauma on the Tully River, climbing the walls in Cape Tribulation and cavorting in Cairns! June 6th 2007 G'day possums!
It feels like ages since I wrote a blog but I know it's only been about a week - time really stretches out when you're travelling!
On leaving Townsville we headed to Mission Beach, a coastal town two and a half hours north that's surrounded by rainforest, banana plantations and long stretches of white sandy beaches. First impressions of the town weren't the best since it was las ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City 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
Ok, where to start...
I'm 26 and from the Highlands in Scotland. I decided to start this blog because I'm heading off travelling for a while and I figured that friends and family could check in whenever they wanted rather than me bombarding them with emails every week - but I'll be completely gutted if no-one reads it!
I'm following the well trodden path round Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and then onto Oz and New Zealand. My adventure starts on 27th November 2006 and I've no idea when it will end but I'm so excited (and a bit scared) about whatever waits ahead.
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