up to the green hills of Alstonville

Around beautiful Byron and Ballina

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October 8th 2009
I love the drive from the border down to this Byron Bay/Ballina area. The hills rising above the coastline are green and lush and the beaches are long and tempting. Driving beside the Tweed River and seeing Mount Warning rising above the cane fields is always a thrill. From Murwillumbah we made a little diversion to the rather hippy little town of Uki, then continued on our way to busy backpacker/ ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Ballina

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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