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Brisbane

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June 4th 2007
Peter and Sarah collected me from the airport and we went to check me into the hostel which was right beside their house. The hostel was in the west end and called brisbane city backpackers. It seemed to be a really lively spot with its own bar and pool but I was hardly there for the whole weekend. Friday night I got the tour of the house Peter and Sarah were staying in, a renovated (on the ou ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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