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Townsville to Airlie Beach

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March 24th 2011
After a very very very long bus ride, we arrived in the stunning Airlie Beach! Definitely my favourite place, in fact I would love to live here!! Its a small, funky town right on the beach which is the only way to get to the Whitsundays! We spent the first couple of days sorting some things out like washing etc (the joys of backpacking!) then checked in for our party boat for the next few d ... 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