Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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December 1st 2006
Australia couldn't be more different to India. India has roads with no footpaths teeming with people, grime under your fingernails that keeps growing, noises that make you wince and smells ranging from the unsanitary to the delicious while crossing one street. Then you arrive in Australia. Suddenly everything is back to being quiet, restrained, and organised. This is what makes our trip so interes ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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