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Queensland... the land of wild turkeys.

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June 19th 2009
Hello all, So we returned from Queensland last weekend, to a wonderful blast of coldness after enjoying lovely sun and beaches for 9 days. Melbourne is seriously cold. (ok ok.. not like Canada cold, but cold after chasing the sun all year, and then suddenly not hitting a temperature above 12 for a week straight!) Anyways, Queensland was amazing, and we are so happy that we had the opportunity ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria

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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