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Sunset over Magnetic Is.  
   

Sunset over Magnetic Is.

as this sun sets on australian skies, so the sun sets on my visit here.
Closing the Book on Australia

December 14th 2006
On Lisa Marie's recommendation, I picked up a book called Down Under by Bill Bryson, I was just sitting at the lagoon in Cairns reading the last chapter of the book and I noticed that this English couple with their two teenaged boys sitting next to me on the bench, were reading the identical book. We started to talking and commenting on how we liked his writing style, his humor and the information ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

Australian Flag 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
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