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Life's A Beach

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January 5th 2010
After 12 days in Sydney it was somewhat of a relief to get out of a big city and start our journey up to Cairns. Our first of many stops was Coffs Harbour which is about an 8 hour drive north of Sydney and would hopefully provide us with better weather. We opted to take the night bus to Coffs to save a some money on accommodation, this turned out to be a bad idea…not only did we not get a wink o ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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