Jack at Ellis Beach

A 2,500 km hitch hiking adventure begins

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October 10th 2010
With nothing on the near term horizon following an awesome 3.5 months snowboarding in the Australian Alps (yes Australia does have snow) I decide to join my boyfriend Jack traveling through Australia. The intended route: Cairns to Melbourne The actual route: Cape tribulation to Sydney or 2,500 km The time frame: open ended, but around 3 months expected Actual time frame: 2.5 months ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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