Deserted Beach

Queensland

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December 15th 2009
I took a flight from Alice Springs to Cairns on a ridiculously empty plane - it had about 20 people on it. I think there were almost as many staff on the plane as passengers. Also on the same flight was another English guy called Paul who I'd met at the hostel in Alice Springs, so I had a travel buddy for a few days whilst I was in Cairns. For some reason, Cairns seemed to be a bit of a cheaper ci ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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