Brisbane

The Moving Trilogy (House 3.....The Quest for Air-Con and a Pool)

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November 18th 2008
Two weeks into the search for our new house we began to realise that Neighbours creates a slightly false impression of Australian houses - they don't all have pools! Well, generally only the "family" homes do, where "family" seems to equate to a house fit for ten, which is miles from anywhere. However, after pouring over the property listings on the net for what seemed like an eternity we finall ... 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