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Brisbane Week 1

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February 5th 2008
Brisbane - week 1 Our first week in Brisbane was certainly eventful. We landed on the morning of Tuesday 5 February after an okay flight with Japan Airlines. I slept all the way and Steve managed about half an hour so he was not so keen. It’s so easy to get anywhere in OZ. On arriving at the airport we asked the best way to get into the city and within 5 minutes the girl had booked our ... read more

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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