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Week 9 - Australia Airlie - Cairns & Cape Trib

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November 25th 2007
Tuesday Said our goodbyes to the beautiful Airlie and headed to Townsville. Found a nice hostel with a cheap twin room, then went for a wonder around town. That night proved to have been a bad move on hostel choice. Backing right onto the side of the hostel we were in was a beer garden of a pub, this didn't quieten down until gone 2am. Wednesday Lack of sleep and interest in ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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