The view from Captain Cook Highway

The greatest driving road..... in the world.

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July 25th 2013
Yes in true Top Gear challenge fashion, I have found the two greatest driving roads in the Australia, at least. Not in a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Aston Martin, but a knackered ten year old Ford Futra stationwagon, with the most dim-witted automatic gearbox possible. From humble beginnings etc... From our rest-stop at Saunders bins, we continued north up past Cairns, to the only free campsite in nor ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Northern Beaches

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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