A Goanna chillaxing on the beach

Rainforest & Waterfalls

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November 18th 2010
The first part of our travels begins in Cairns and if the first two tours we’ve done are anything to go by I’m not planning on stopping any time soon!! I want to carry on travelling – non-stop!! Landing in Cairns and getting to our hostel was eventful for 1am in the morning. First we find the place closed and locked and no night staff in sight. No one is picking up the phone so we though ... 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