Sunset at Lake Boomanjin

Fraser Island

August 12th 2005
We've just got back from spending three days and two nights on Fraser Island. We joined a small group tour (12 other backpackers from all over the world) on wednesday morning. First, we were driven up to Rainbow Beach by our guide, Mark, in a 4WD minibus/serious truck. Fraser is an island made entirely of sand and accordingly there is no soil, let alone sealed roads. It is listed as a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

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

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Emma and Tim

We started this travel blog in 2005 when we set off on a ten-month around-the-world trip with a couple of backpacks and not much else. In 2008, we emigrated to New Zealand with four suitcases and a guitar and spent the first month travelling throughout the country, from Auckland to Christchurch, via a roundabout route. We now live in Christchurch and post the odd blog now and again...whenever the travel bug bites. Happy reading! Also, for a non-travel related blog, see whatdoesawombateat?... full info

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