Somala Koala

Brisbane

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November 15th 2008
Well.. we are winding down towards the end of our trip! Finally made it to Australia after many cancelled flights, missed connections, and baggage loss! Yes it was an adventure but we finally got our luggage after spending a day in Brisbane in our same clothes. Lucky that we had warm clothes on because Brisbane was cold! We spent one day walking the Queens Street mall. I kept thinking of ... 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