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Brisbane & Byron Bay

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September 4th 2006
Brisbane For once a Lady Luck was on our side - arrived in Brisbane just in time for the opening of the River Festival, which meant aerobatic plane displays, F111 fighter jet flyovers and fireworks. I also discovered the addiction of Cold Rock Ice Cream.... take 2 scoops of your favourite ice cream flavour, mash in a selection of your favourite sweet (from mars bars and tim tams to gummi bears a ... 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