Cairns (1); The Rain Forest

Cairns; I Can Breathe At Last !

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December 12th 2006
Mon 11th December - Wed 13th December The 6.05 two and a half hour flight from Darwin to Cairns was another resounding success thanks to having the back three seats all to myself and my first emotion on walking through the airport doors was one of huge relief. I could breathe again. Four weeks in the pollution filled cities of South East Asia and the energy sapping high humidity of Darwin allie ... read more

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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