I've Got Sand In My Shoes... 75 Mile Beach

I've Got Sand In My Shoes...

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November 22nd 2006
Travelling from Airlie Beach to Brisbane, the classic side excursion is one to Fraser Island. Backpackers (mostly English and German) do it in their droves. They hire a 4WD and tents and whizz around the island for 2-3 days on this the largest sand island in the world. Within our time schedule and having been put back a day by our delayed Whitsundays cruise, we could only fit in a day trip, whi ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

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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