Me at the Zoo 2

Byron Bay and Brisbane

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October 5th 2006
Heading north up the East Coast of Australia... So my overnight 12 hour bus trip to Bryon Bay from Sydney wasn't that bad considering I did find a way to sleep almost the entire time, however it was hard to hold my head upright when I arrived mid morning on Saturday because my neck was so cramped! We did stop for a meal at 1:30am at some rural mobile stop (gas station) and a large group of loc ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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