Rob at Barron Falls

North Eastern Australia - also known as 'Wet Tropics'

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February 28th 2010
Although we enjoyed our 4 night stay and exploring the surrounding area of Townsville, in the upgraded rental car we had been given, (so complicated with electronic devices, that I had to read the instruction book before we could find anything, and light years away from Rob's much loved ancient old Mercedes at home which is totally manual!), it was probably not my most favourite part of the East C ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns » Cairns City

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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