The Pelican had to be in my sunset photo

July 17th 2007
I am in Cairns, in the tropical north of Australia. It's almost hot here, in the tropical winter: the high 20's with some humidity. I got a little sunburned on my first day in Cairns. My first day in Cairns was just an orientation of the city, and to decide which day trips to take. I also went to the Botanical Garden, very lush, dense and green. There is a boardwalk over the swamp forest, and wit ... 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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Chris Lock

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I am a high school teacher. You can see all my photos at My online photos The summer of 2006 was my third summer in a row that I travelled for the entire summer. In 2006 I travelled to London, then Greece, Turkey and Egypt. The summer of 2007 was a trip to Australia. The summer of 2008 was a trip from Cape Town to Nairobi, 6 weeks in a truck with an overland tour company. June to September 2009 was the longest trip at 10 weeks. I visited Central Europe, the Balkans and a side trip for the last week in Paris. The summer of 2010, I cross... full info

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