Chewed Hat

In Tropical Northern Queensland

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June 5th 2010
Well, we're now staying in our last caravan park - we'll be leaving for home in only ten days. We're in Cairns. We decided we've had enough traveling; it's now time to stay in one spot for a while. No wonder Australian families love these caravan parks. Immediately after we checked into the office we were taken for a tour - in a large golf cart with a huge, colourful Nemo on the top - to vie ... 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