Byron Bay Sunset 1

"Bloody Byron Bay"

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August 19th 2010
“Bloody Byron Bay” was the bus drivers response when I told him my name and destination. Didn't really get it, but I think it was a joke. So there I was boarding a Greyhound bus in Surfers, after a couple hours of laying on the beach in the morning sunshine. The day was gorgeous, the bus ride beautiful as we drove past beaches and into the hills. In 2 hours time I was getting off the bus in By ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

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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