A long way from home

Nice Little Weekend Away

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July 31st 2005
Well we have got back from Queensland. We traveled up there for a bit of business and thought we might as well see some sights as well. Our first stop was Ballina. I was exhausted after woking all night and the trip up so I crashed for a few hours while Az had his meeting. We went out that night in Ballina with a couple of Az's work collegues. We soon found out that there is a reason why Ba ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast

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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