Cairns

G'Day from Down Under!

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October 7th 2007
G'day folks and greetings from a dull and wet Melbourne! After a fantastic 4 and a bit weeks in Australia (starting in Cairns, renting a car called Shiela and driving down to Sydney before flying to Uluru and finally Melbourne) our time here is nearing an end and we are quite sad! Christopher arrived in Cairns the day after us to embark on a 5 week trip with 4 women and then when we reached Bri ... read more

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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