To the 'beach'

First taste of Brisbane city

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December 16th 2012
Another fairly early start, especially for a Sunday. Up at 8am and headed into South Bank in Brisbane to meet Amelia and Leighton – Matt and Rowena’s friends, for breakfast. South Bank is a lovely modern area with beautiful walk ways crafted from steel and bright pink hibiscus growing over, lines of trendy restaurants, plaza’s and a lovely relaxed atmosphere on the edge of the river. We al ... 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