Most Easterly point in Australia

Brisbane, Surfer's Paradise and Byron Bay

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January 25th 2008
Brisbane Took another Greyhound to Brisbane on Sun 20th for a quick 2 day 1 night tour of the city. It's pretty small so managed to fit everything we wanted to do into those days. Took a stroll down Queen St the first day (where all the shops are) then did our usual thing of scouting out a Thai restaurant for dinner! Spend the rest of the night in the hostel bar, where we felt a little old amon ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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