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The East Coast with Julliette

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November 30th 2014
Having flown from Christchuch to Brisbane I was greeted by my old friend Kirsty at the Airport. The intention was to drive the length of the east coast from Brisbane to Cairns in a campervan. As the drive was well over 1500km it seemed appropriate that both of us should be able to drive or take over if the other-one felt a little tired. As I arrived late there was no possible way I could legally d ... 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