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The Wonderful World of Oz

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December 11th 2008
We left Asia behind us after 7 months of travel, cheap food, accommodation and a rich and friendly culture. Australia was to be the first western country on our travels and we were looking forward to a variety of comforts including goods in shops having prices on them and generally enjoying a reprieve from being ripped off by local taxi drivers. Cairns was our first port of call as our flight veer ... 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