another shot of the beach

Surfing

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January 30th 2008
Day 109 - Thursday 17 January I had to check out by 10am and for the first time since leaving the uk I had a hangover. To make matters worse its a bad one. Luckily I'd packed last night and somehow I struggled to reception to claim my free minibus ride to the bus station. After visiting the toilets there, I boarded the bus that would take me to our next destination Surfers Paradise. Its a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Surfers Paradise

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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