Settling in Photo 4

Settling in

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February 11th 2009
Hi everyone! As most you know by now, I've made it safely to Brisbane. The plane ride from LAX was actually very good. Qantas is a great airline, I heard that they weren't but I had as good of a time as I could have on a 13 hour plane ride. I'm currently staying at a Hostel in the west end of Brisbane called somewhere to stay. As far as hostels go, it's very nice. I'm staying here one more nigh ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Southbank

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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