Amy having a nap

Life Down Under

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June 22nd 2008
G'day! As you might have guessed from the greeting there, were in Australia. We arrived in Cairns on the 10th June and checked in at Gilligans; a pretty big hostel with its own swimming pool and nightclub. Its a pretty top place to stay, asides from the fact the staff are the most frustratingly sarcastic people in the world, even when they're in the wrong. We had no problems with them ourselves ... 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