5nts in Cairns

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January 12th 2013
So I am slowly recovering from the long journey here. I have spent the last few days at the esplanade lagoon which is about 500m from the hostel. The lagoon overlooks the Barrier Reef and Trinity Inlet and is a 4800 sq metre saltwater swimming lagoon with sandy gets. On the other side of the Lagoon, you can lounge on the timber decks in the cool shad ... 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