Lake Mackenzie on Fraser island

Australia - Queensland

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November 23rd 2008
Our arrival in Cairns as i type this, after being in Australia for 6 weeks, seems like a life time ago. Cairns itself is a little soulless and not the sort of place that sets an example for the rest of this huge country. However, it has a party vibe and some nice beaches to the north (i visited Trinity Beach one day) and is a good base point to take trips either further up north or inland. After m ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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