rob in a hat

Brisbane

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January 8th 2010
Despite our late arrival, we were still up at the crack of dawn! We were unsure of what we wanted to do considering the long flight we had just encountered, lack of sleep and the time difference. However, this decision was made easier by Tom (a fellow traveller from France) who offered to take us into the city and show us some of the sites, we initially thought this would be done by bus and were s ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Central Business District

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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