Driving Barbie!

Magnetic Island

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April 23rd 2008
Hey folks, We reached Magnetic Island after a 6 hour greyhound bus ride and 15 minutes on the ferry. We got a bus to a hostel called Base which was recommended to us by one of the Castaway's girls. We walked in to find out that there were no dorm beds left. The island is tiny and it was pitch black out and we didn't fancy traipsing round the island looking for a bed and then the girl on rece ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island

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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