Kuranda Train

East Coast Tour - Part 1

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February 21st 2011
Hello again - sorry it's been so long since my last update. I'll tell you a bit about the tour in general and my fellow travellers before telling the stories about my trip. It's fair to say that coach tours appeal to the older generation! As I entered the room for the welcome meeting a quick scan round the room highlighted a significant number of hearing aids and grey hairdos. I had a feeling that ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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