Travel 15 12 026

First full day in Oz

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December 14th 2012
I woke up briefly around 6am but promptly went back to sleep, not surfacing until 11.30am……totally unheard of for me, but I clearly needed it! Matt was off again today so after breakfast/lunch of a famous Matt omelette (they should be famous, it was scrumptious) we headed out. First stop; the bank so I could verify who I am and officially open my account. I can inform you that banks in Oz are ... 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