Ashes

Surfer's

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December 31st 2006
Hi all Well spent my last week in Australia in Brisbane. After the fuss with the hostel we ended up with beds on the 2nd night as they had a couple of no shows which was a pain, because in the pool room we had our own cable TV and aircon, easily the best room in the house, plus it was free. On the Friday we went for a wander round Brisbane and despite what everyone else had said we really l ... 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