The view from the pool

Mel in Cairns

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January 7th 2008
I know it has been a while since you all had an update so thought that it was about time I let you know what was happening in my latest 'home.' I left the USA on 18 Nov - the last day I could leave before overstaying my tourist visa and becoming one of the 20 million illegal immigrants currently residing in the US. (I know...the idea was very tempting!!). I headed for Cairns as my sister lives ... 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