The famous 'Lamington'

Day 29: Arrival in Brisbane and transfer to Cairns

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January 7th 2013
So firstly, Qantas - much more impressive then our BA flight out to Bangkok - we were even handed a menu to tell us what dinner and breakfast we would be having! Despite the improved service James still struggled to sleep meaning I had to put up with a very grumpy boyfriend for most of the day. He did get to watch some more films though! Our flight arrived into Brisbane at 7am and we had to transf ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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