The Swollen Brisbane River

Floods and Flights

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January 13th 2011
The conception of my travel plans to conclude my Australia time was beginning. I was searching for budget flights, doing some research on possible future destinations and just trying to figure out what I actually wanted to see before the voyage home and into the real world again (budget dependant). While I was busy with this, the rain clouds were busy above Queensland. The news of floods in the no ... 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