Cape Byron

Brisbane to Sydney and Melbourne & beyond!

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January 2nd 2011
After Brisbane it was time to head on down the Gold Coast. Our first stop was at Surfers Paradise. The place was absolutely full of Schoolies!! 16-18 year olds just on summer holidays....it's a huge thing over here. We definitely felt old there! We had a really nice campsite on the beachfront a few minutes outside Surfers Paradise. I have to say the town itself is a bit tacky with high rised fla ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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