airlie2

Paradise in FNQ

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October 7th 2008
Hi all, To start with: Yes, I am still alive. It’s been a while since my last update of this blog but when you’re living and working in the beautiful Far North Queensland town of Port Douglas, time seems to lose some of its touch on reality. Once again I am writing you from an exotic place, although this time not quite as remote as last time. I’ve been living at Dougie’s Backpackers for ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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