Brisbane

The Big Banana!

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December 14th 2008
I have arrived in Brisbane! Brisbane is a nice big city centralized on the East Coast of Australia. I will remember it for its plethora of free museums (every backpackers dream - loads of free things to do!) and one of the biggest shopping malls in Australia. I walked around the city window shopping all the way. Only 13 sleeps til Christmas when I was there saw everyone out doing their last minute ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

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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