Australia 2010 081

My First Aussie Barbie (that's BBQ - not the skinny plastic doll)

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September 19th 2010
Today Jodi and I headed into Brisbane City, and had a great day seeing the sights! We first got ourselves a nice coffee, more for warmth than caffeine! It was a bit of a cool dreary day, but that wasn't going to deter us! Also, for all of those coffee drinkers out there, normal coffee doesn't seem to exist here... it's all expresso and latte's etc! So it's definitely a nice treat when you get o ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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