Carlo's Sandblow

Brisbane to Fraser Island

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April 7th 2008
In Brisbane I took a bus to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, for an obligatory gander at Australia's extraordinary wildlife. Aside from an astounding number of cute and cuddly koalas, the sanctuary also housed a good range of country's most well known creatures. The highlight for me was an excellent bird-of-prey display. My next brief destination was Noosa, a strangely sprawling town north of Brisban ... 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