Brisbane in Spring

Pre-Trip Kick Off

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October 27th 2008
21 days to go. Met a friend in Toowong this morning for coffee. She has travelled to South America a couple of times and mostly on her own. Recommended buses over planes, especially overnight when in Argentina. Highly recommended travelling to Pucon, Chile and Bariloche, Argentina. She recommended I take a pack of cards, a couple of books, something to write down my experiences in and reminded ... 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