Strangler Fig Trees

A Glimpse of the Hinterland

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August 2nd 2007
Thursday we took an organized tour to Springbrook Mountain. It's in an area of Australia known as the "Hinterland", or the "Green Behind the Gold". Basically, it is the beginning of the bush. Our first stop of the day was at Tropical Fruit World, where they grow over 500 tropical fruits, and we sampled just a few of the exotic fruits that were in season. Vlad actually tried to be a little ad ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Springbrook

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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