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Day 39: Brisbane at last!‏

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January 17th 2013
Our final destination in the car (Diane Von Furstenberg) was Brisbane, and after 2400 miles in total we made it in plenty of time to the airport car rental. It certainly felt very odd being in a big city, where you have to pay attention to the road signs, because there is more than one road! Brisbane has a really nice feel about it, busy but not too busy. We spent the afternoon at SouthBank cultur ... 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