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Settling in with the Kangaroo’s

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July 20th 2009
I made it! In what was supposed to be a 14 hours on a train, only a week after a 14 hours plane ride…. Turned into almost 16 hours on the train due to ‘track repair’. As if I wanted to spend more time on the train! Any way, I have now safely made it to my residence where I am staying for the next few months. I have 3 other roommates in an apartment style dorm. One of them is Australian (no ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Alexander Headland

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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