Tropical Sunrise

Backpacker Central

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October 31st 1989
Cairns is a bit of pilgrimage for backpackers - the town was full of them (us). It was a picturesque little place, although it looked like it was stuck in some kind of time-warp, resembling something that you often see in films about 19th century America. There is plenty to do in Cairns itself, but even more to do around it. I went on excursions to Kuranda and Cape Tribulation and on a boat tri ... 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