Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

Brisbane

---

June 6th 2009
Day 52 continued...... This was our first real day in Brisbane. We landed at 6.35am after having no sleep on the flight thanks to some horrid screaming babies. We were both cold after having become accustomed to a South East Asian climate. We settled into our accommodation which is a nice typical Queenslander house that has been converted into self catering bedsits. We took a nap to try and regai ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

---

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