All Aboard

Here I am down under

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September 24th 2007
Well Ive now been here a week and I love this town. Its a very quant town with lots of partying happening every night, just how I like it. Ive checked into a hostel on the esplande called Belleview, the staff are very lively. I met a lovely German on the plane called Mate what a great name for over here. We spent 3 days together before he left to travel down the coast. We went out to the Barrie ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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