Great Barrier Reef

Cairns

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August 19th 2006
Great weather here in Cairns lends to the tropical feel, with palmtrees and beaches. Holiday town, full of saliva-inducing restaurants along the Esplanade, bikini-clad ladies sunning themselves on the waterfront in the town centre, and multitudes of travel agents all eager to take your money. After the hard work at Ayers Rock, we relaxed a little by the swimming pool in our hostel, caught up ... 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