Merry Christmas

Holidays in Briz-Town

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January 4th 2006
Indeed....some quiet empty holidays. While there are likely quieter places to spend the holiday season in this country, Brisbane has still be quite the ghost town...especially the West End, where I've taken up temporary residence. I'm staying in my own room finally in a boarding house and its okay, but its really hot in my room and the common areas aren't too welcoming. I'm the only traveler an ... 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