The calm before the storm

Lazy Days...Brisbane. 4th - 8th Jan

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January 4th 2006
Spent three very relaxing days at Matt and Natt and Jacob's house in The Gap, a lovely part of Brisbane up in the hills. The house is HUGE and a real luxury to have all to ourselves although the lack permanent residents was sad as it would have been so much nicer with them in it. It was very bizarre having a swimming pool, a house, a fridge, a TV, a front door key, a bed and a bathroom that w ... 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