CAIRNS

CAIRNS

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October 27th 2010
Ahh... Tropical North Queensland... its hard to beat... With a relaxed, tropical and laid-back lifestyle, you can be assured that you will leave in a considerably de..stressed state... The Cairns region encompasses two significant World Heritage Listed sites - The Daintree Tropical Rainforest and The Great Barrier Reef and is apparently the fourth-most popular destination for international to ... 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