Luca (13 weeks old) and me

Christmas in Brisbane

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December 28th 2007
For Christmas we were in Brisbane, staying with friends Faith and Mark Kendall, their 13 week old son, Luca, and very friendly and excitable dog, Henry. I know Faith from the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, as I used to work with her there (she used to be the clinical lead OT in paediatrics) - they returned to their home in Australia a couple of years ago. On Christmas Eve we all went to their ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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