Curtis Falls

Lamingtons and Waterfalls

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July 23rd 2006
Hi everyone! First entry in the travelblog.... Well, I made it. I managed to get everything packed up and ready to go, with much assistance from my parents (thank you!). Finished up at my job, said my goodbyes and off I went. Here I am coming to you from (semi) sunny old Brisbane. I'm staying at the Palace backpackers, which comes highly recommended to anyone coming here. Charming ol ... 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