Beach in the City

Brisbane and Surfer's Paradise

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July 22nd 2008
Well, still no way of uploading pictures yet... but wanted to keep everyone updated on what I've been up to! My first morning in Brisbane, I slept in a bit as the guy above had left and was no longer snoring and keeping everyone up. But I missed the hostel's free shuttle because two girls spent way too much time getting ready in our en-suite (a MAJOR drawback of having en-suites in hostels - ... 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