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On to Darwin

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July 18th 2008
So, our little camper tour has come to an end. Despite the disappointing weather on a couple of days, it has been a great experience overall. But we're both quite looking forward to the luxury of a hotel room again! We drive from Kuranda to Cairns, where we return the camper, and get a taxi to the airport for the next leg of our journey; Darwin. We were forced to rationalise our luggage a littl ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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