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Oz - The story so far! Sydney to Cairns

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September 9th 2010
Well hello!! Here it is - my first entry as a backpacker! I can now make that statement after sleeping in hostels, lugging round my nemesis (backpack) and generally looking for anything on the cheap!! I hope you are all well and sorry that I have not done this sooner - this really has been the first chance to sit down and document the story so far. So as you all know we touched down into a r ... 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