Brisbane North Bank

from one side of a continent to the other...

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September 6th 2006
It's been a long few days since the last blog, and suffice to say our feet hurt! We spent a wonderful few days in Byron Bay, we both LOVED the little town, the hostel, the beaches, the weather, the food, the free bikes, etc etc. Even the Byron spiders were cute little things. In case this sounds too ideal (and so you guys in rainy England don't get jealous) there were serious rainstorms whi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth » Perth 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