Fraser Island

Satge 29

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May 8th 2008
I arrived in Surfers Paradise to more rain, luckily it was only for one day though. It's a weird place, alot bigger than I thought it was. It stretches for miles down the beach, which is full of high rises like Benidorm. I did see a surfing competition here, it was quite good though I didn't know what was going on! The main attraction here is the beach so after about five days I'd had enough and m ... 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