Stuart

New Years Eve Brisbane 31st of December 2007

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December 31st 2007
Moved into the city back packers on Upper Roma Street on the 30th of Jan. Pretty good place, there's a swimming pool, Irish Bar, Free Internet, (if you can get on). Got into the room and found I was in a 9 person dorm. 3 English lads, an English girl, 2 girls from Finland, a Japanese Girl and a guy from Poland. Pretty good mix I suppose. One of the English Guys Stu talked to me straight away so I ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Central Business District

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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