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The Beautiful Beaches of Noosa

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August 17th 2008
Noosa was absolutely gorgeous! There was a long walking trail that followed right along the ocean and eventually took us to a horse shoe shaped drop off called Hell's Gate that had a spectacular view of the cobalt blue ocean waters and an enormous beach. The entire time we were hiking we kept looking in the eucalyptus trees for wild koalas or other animals. On the way back down we finally saw o ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Noosa Heads

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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