Dingos

Koala hugging

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January 3rd 2011
The flight to Brisbane was relatively uneventful, although we were shocked by the automatic check-in, not speaking to a real person until we reached the boarding gate, and we didn’t have to show our passports once. Steve and Tess gave up their Qantas gold card lounge to slum it with us in regular seating while waiting for the plane. When we got off the plane, we were hit instantly with the high ... 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