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Brisbane & Surfers Paradise

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January 25th 2009
Flying in and out of the cities on the east coast is fun as the planes bank hard to the left or right and you get to see all the rivers running into the land and the miles of beaches along the coast. . Flew down to Brisbane and got into a lively backpackers called Tin Billy, you could hear the music booming out about a mile away. Place was a dump though and I had an early night when they broa ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Central Business District

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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