View down to Surfers Paradise

Brisbane, Byron Bay and the road to Sydney

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October 27th 2009
We checked into our hostel-come-B&B in Brisbane and spent the next couple of days exploring the first proper city of our trip. We enjoyed wandering along the Southbank with its artificial beach and flower covered arches over the path and also took in some culture: museums, galleries, coffees and cakes! On Friday morning it was time to continue our journey, this time heading towards Byron Bay vi ... 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