Surfers Paradise

Surfers Paradise to Brisbane

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June 11th 2010
Sorry its been a while. I'm missing the free internet we had in Sydney! So... Byron Bay was nice, but not sure I could have stayed any longer than we did. The beach was gorgeous, but I found the town quite boring, plus expensive! On our third day there, we did a fantastic walk up to the lighthouse. It took around 6 hours (with us stopping for over an hour for lunch at the top) to do but the vi ... 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