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We're going to the zoo today

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February 18th 2010
After more than 2,000 miles on the road over the past few weeks I still have not seen any Australian wildlife. No kangaroos. No koalas. No deadly snakes or crocodiles. So today I took matters into my own hands and visited Cairns Tropical Zoo. To get there I took one of the public buses. Trying to figure out which one was a bit of an ordeal. The hostel staff wasn’t sure, the bus company’s webs ... read more

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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