the 'desert' we had to walk through to get to Lake Wabby

Whitsundays to Brisbane

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April 7th 2006
Hey everyone, We are in Brisbane at the moment having a quiet few days to save some money. We've had an amazing week or so but it's been pricey. From Airlie Beach we took a day tour to the Whitsundays- a group of beautiful islands. We spent quite a while at Whitehaven which was so amazing with its marble effect sand and sea. We also went snorkelling round here and the water was so much clearer ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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