Katherine Gorge

Australia: Part 1 - Brisbane to Alice Springs

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November 13th 2007
G'day! So... we arrived at Brisbane airport feeling tired and then made our way to our backpackers hostel. In that short space of time we realised very quickly just how insanely expensive it is in Australia! Even when we went to the supermarket to buy the food to cook in our cramped hostel kitchen, basic food items are more expensive than in the UK! We spent a couple more days in Brisbane which we ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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