On the Train to Kuranda

Cairns and Port Douglas

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May 15th 2009
The main attractions in Cairns are not the city itself, but the surroundings. Up in the mountains is a little village called Kuranda. The journey up to the village is by narrow gauge railway and the journey back is by cable car. The village is set up high in the mountains and is a funky little place full of art and craft shops. We bought Gavin and Leigh's wedding present here and shipped it ba ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cape Tribulation

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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