Mooloolaba beach

Australia - Brisbane - Cairns

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February 13th 2010
We got up at 10am and enjoyed the fact that we didn’t have to leave the hotel until 11am. Our bus was leaving at 3pm so we dossed around town until we had to go to the bus terminal. When we got to the Brisbane terminal we had to re-weigh our bags. This was a nerve-racking experience as we were only allowed a maximum of 20kg and my bag had been above that many times. Surprisingly it was bang ... 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