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Cairns...

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November 16th 2012
After a very early start, a tram, a bus, a plane and then another bus we arrived at Gilligans backpackers in Cairns. As soon as we got off of the plane the heat hit us and I immediately regretted wearing trousers on the flight, it was 33 degrees (much hotter than Melbourne). This was the sort of weather I expected from an Australian summer. Our accommodation wasn’t exactly what we were expectin ... read more

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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