Federation Square, Melbourne

Byron Bay, Melbourne and Sydney

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June 22nd 2008
After leaving Brisbane we went on to Byron Bay, finally leaving Queesnland for New South Wales. Byron has the reputation for a being a hippy hideout, when back in the 70s it was transformed from a little town into a early backpacker haven. There is an awesome beach, which seems to stretch for miles, and we did a walk that went up the cliffs up to the lighthouse, which gave us great views across t ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more