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Last stop down under - Cairns

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August 21st 2007
Well i finally made it to my last stop in Australia, the tropical city of Cairns. I really liked Cairns, it has a very laid back typically Ozzy feel to it. The Architecture in northern Queensland is different to that of say NSW or Victoria because of the heat. Wooden houses are build on stilts and have a very wild west kind of feel to them. In the middle of the city there is a lagoon where people ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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