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Surfer's Paradise (and Byron Bay)

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May 14th 2008
On arrival at Surfer's Paradise (the party town of Queensland) we were immediately coerced into going on a cowboy-themed bar crawl that evening, so we dutifully obliged, with hats, fluorescent pendants and many pictures to show for it! Headed to the beach the following day to recover, and although we had booked a surfing lesson for the afternoon, it was rescheduled for the next day, which we wer ... 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