The lagoon at the esplanade

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January 14th 2013
tomorrow I leave for brisbane on the 12.45 flight out of cairns domestic terminal. I am booked in at banana benders backpackers which to be honest is one of the best of a bad bunch of hostels by the look of it. I spent the morning at the lagoon and then this afternoon packing and sorting out my online check in and a hostel. Which turned into a nightmare! The hostel in cairns has been o ... 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