Brisbane skyline

Brissy

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May 1st 2006
Happy Birthday Fatty! On the bus upto Queensland's capital - Brisbane. I've decided to avoid the concrete jungle of Surfers Paradise after seeing some photos and realising that the Torremolinos-esq town really wouldn't float my boat. To tell you the truth, most of the Gold Coast sounds hiddeous, although I'm sure the beaches are spectacular. ..... After having spend 3 nights in Byron, I'm ... 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