Boring bird, nice colours though!!

Brisbane and Australia Zoo

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November 30th 2006
Brisbane was again a lot like Surfers paradise, loads of high rise buildings, a modern city which was great for shopping and just walking around people watching. Stayed in a really top hostel here called TinBilly which had a cool bar and spent the evening in playing pool and drinking $8 pitchers of beer. Knew I couldn't get too hammered as I was at THE zoo the next day so kinda took it easy. Fell ... 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