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Jon in Australia--Cairns

May 14th 2008
We caught a late flight to Cairns from Brisbane Airport, having had no trouble at all getting through security, etc. in Brisbane. We sat next to a fellow who worked on patents and environmental conservation, and who was keen to talk to Jon. We got a shuttle from the airport to our hotel, and were dropped off across the street from Gilligan’s Backpackers. We had to wait *forever* at check-in, ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

Australian Flag 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
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