Cairns Tropical Zoo

Northern Queensland

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February 3rd 2007
Hi All, Sorry that we are a bit late in putting the last of the Australia pictures on here. We have had a rather manic last couple of weeks but we are now on 'Fiji time' which means we have all the time in the world! Our last blog is from Fraser island since leaving there we continued on up the east coast of Australia, sailing around the Whitsunday islands and visiting the only place in the ... read more

Oceania » Fiji

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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la... ... read more