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Surfers in the Ghetto

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November 12th 2008
The closer I get to age 26, the more I wish I could stay 25 forever. I have decided 25 is a good age to be. Luckily my friend Mariko has had to hit the latter end of her 20's before me so we headed to the Gold Coast to celebrate her entrance to the nearly 30 group. We rented a tiny car with a name I have never heard of and the five of us (Mariko, Ed, Gard, Sandra and I) squished in. It is only ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise

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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