Standing on the Roof of Queensland

At the summit of Mount Bartle Frere, after climbing 1500 metres from Josephine Falls

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From the Rainforest to the Reef... and back again

July 11th 2021
After spending an uneventful weekend in Townsville following my Whitsundays sailing trip - during which most of my time was spent catching up on all the action I had missed from the Euro 2020 football championships - I took a coach five hours north to the (pre-covid) backpacker mecca of Cairns, where two of the best years of my life were spent in days gone by. My timing couldn't have been better, ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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