Sentosa beach

On the road again

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May 13th 2006
Good morning from Wellington, NZ. I arrived here last night and it was chilly. There was storm here and it was even worse in the south. Today looks a lot better, the sun is shining at least. I'll be leaving for Christchurch tomorrow so I hope for good weather. Since my last blog I saw the botanical gardens in Brisbane and danced the night away in the bar adjoining the hostel with some peopl ... 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