Byron Bay

Byron Bay & Surfers Paradise

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February 8th 2006
Hi All, Time for the next installment! Sorry it's taken a while, I wrote it but forgot to publish, d'oh! We are on a roadtrip up the East Coast at the moment with another couple, Mike and Monique. Camping or staying in hostels all the way. We've stopped at various places but have spent most of our time in Byron Bay and Surfers Paradise so far. Port Macquarie was our first stop - a litt ... read more

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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