Noosa

Noosa and Australia Zoo

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February 23rd 2009
Only a few hours on a bus up the coast brought me to Noosa, a beautiful town on the Sunshine coast. Noosa feels very exclusive with its modern houses on the water front and boutique shops and stylish restaurants on the main street, yet the town caters for backpackers along with the locals. I was staying a little away from the town centre at Sunshine beach, just as stylish and just a few meters f ... 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