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Trapped at Dougie's

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July 17th 2006
Have spent the last 2 weeks at Dougie's Resort in Port Douglas. Getting trapped at Dougie's is a common problem as no-one who stays for longer than a few days seems to be able to get away from the place. So I have decided I have to make my break for freedom and will be heading on on Wednesday. Have had a fantastic couple of weeks and made some good friends so I will be sad to leave, but at the sam ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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