Being chilled out at Surfers Paradise

The last week in Australia

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November 29th 2006
Hi all Well spent my last week in Australia in Brisbane. After the fuss with the hostel we ended up with beds on the 2nd night as they had a couple of no shows which was a bit of luck so luckily we did'nt have to spend the rest of the week sleeping in the lounge area. The hostel was nice as very small which meant you got to meet everyone there and it was quite a sociable place. On the Friday ... 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