Saz & the Kangaroo

North Queensland

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February 14th 2007
Leaving Cairns Once upon shore we did what all respectable backpackers would do in Cairns and had yet another dinner at the Woolshed. Those familiar with Cairns need no further comment, those who have not experienced the free/cheap-ness of hostel dinners at the Woolshed can only begin to imagine. Though if you think of school dinners that are actually edible, served with beer/cider, ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mission Beach

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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