hanging at the city beach 2

Brisbane and goodbye Australia! (16.10.12 - 19.10.12)

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October 21st 2012
The hostel in Brisbane was another big impersonal hostel, with a huge kitchen but no kitchen equipment! We had decided to stay in and cook, and we managed to find the bits and pieces we needed and a tiny little space, but when James went to ask for some plates and cutlery (You had to pay a deposit for each set) he was told there was none left. After pointing out that we could not eat they finally ... 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