Yorkey's Knob

Fish 'n' lifts

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December 16th 2008
Vague apologies for my rant in the last post. The last time we did this sort of thing we started off in the south of SE Asia and then went on to the beauty, serenity, tranquility and general calm and quiet of northern Thailand. On reflection that's a much better order to do things in. Sorry. Not the greatest flight to Cairns, 7 1/2 hours on an A 320, but that's what you get when Qantas have a c ... read more

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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