Whitsundays

Oz - Part 1 (Brisbane/Noosa/Whitsundays)

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November 14th 2009
Currently there is a large pick-up truck parked about 20m from our hotel room full of girls dancing in the back. For some people that might seem like a dream come true now that I’m an old married man it’s actually quite annoying. So I decided if I can’t beat them or can’t join them, write a blog... Today we arrived on Magnetic Island which is about 275km north of the Whitsundays where w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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