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Soldier crabs

millions of them on Conway beach
Travel distorts the mind

July 18th 2010
Living in another country does strange things to your head. When we were making regular trips to Britain for work and pleasure I kept saying, “Back in England...” instead of “Back in New Zealand...” because I lived in England for my first 12 years. I sometimes do the same here; “In England we...um...I mean in NZ...where are we?...who am I???” Flying back to Cairns after two weeks ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

Australian Flag 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
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