Wipeout

The Tropical North

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May 30th 2006
Been in Cairns a few days now, and so far we are loving it. This is easily a place where we could spend months, there is so much to do. Sam flew back to Sydney today, before heading off to the UK and back to work, so it is just me and Josh again for the time being. The weather so far here has been fantastic... it's a tropical climate so it's been pretty humid, but the rainy season has just ende ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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