Australia Day Fireworks

Australia - Brisbane (Australia Day)

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February 4th 2010
Our bus arrived at Brisbane transit station at about 11am and we got in a cab to our pre booked hotel. There were no campsites anywhere near the centre of town so we booked into Hotel George William (must have been named after Grandad). Turns out the hotel was 5 mins walk away but saved us walking in the heat with our bags! Our room wasn’t ready so we left our bags at reception and took a wal ... 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