Beautiful Byron

Lions and Tigers and Byron - oh my!

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January 23rd 2007
Hi All! After 11 hours on the coach we're in the desert that is Byron. We spent the afternoon in the cinema to get some air-con! (and some Denzel - Deja Vu is pretty good). Byron seem pretty chilled out and is a total beach bum town. I've so far only sampled the shopping but have bought many a treat! I believe we're trekking out to Nimbin tomorrow, which i'm looking forward to. The hostel is n ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

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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