We decided not to go swimming

Out of our depth

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October 1st 2007
Ok, we are off to Bali tomorrow after spending about 5 weeks here, and it has flown by, unlike some countires we are actually sad to be leaving, although the price of living in Asia seems quite appealing at the moment (the budget went out the window about 4.5 weeks ago). We ended our time here on a high, firstly visting Cape Tribulation, which is basically a rainforest north of Cairns. We had a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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