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Colors from Cairns

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November 1st 2005
CAIRNS Colorful Cairns. Whether it was the fish and coral in the Great Barrier Reef, the flowers, the stained glass panels of St. Monica's Cathedral, the food, gelato or the characters we met, Cairns was colorful. Our biggest reason for going to Cairns was to get to the Barrier Reef. One day we went out for some diving and snorkeling. We want to mention the outfit that we chose because th ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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