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Cairns...again...

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September 16th 2008
This is a month late, but...after Port Douglas I went to Cairns for a couple of days while sorting out my trip to the Atherton Tablelands (where I am now!). I went to the Botanic Gardens and Mount Whitfield which is worth a mention because the view from the top of the "mountain" (most mountains in Australia seem to be hills really!) is of the airport, and walking up you get the strange experience ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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