Brisbane "Beach"

Up for the Craic in Queensland

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February 4th 2006
We emailed Chris (who we'd met trekking in Nepal a couple of years ago) to let him know we were coming to Brisbane, and to see if he'd be around to meet us for a few beers. What we hadn't expected was to be picked up from the airport, given Chris's bed, taken on the City Cat along the Brisbane River, entertained by Chris and his housemates, Ben & Monica, and wined and dined by the Kirby family! ... 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