Sleepy Koala

Queensland

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April 4th 2013
Arrived in Brisbane to blazing hot sunshine and after a refreshing dip in my hostel pool visited an ex-Gatwick colleague, catching-up over a curry and a couple of beers. Headed north through the jagged Glass House mountains, surreally jutting out from the otherwise flat, green landscape. Bravely (?) saw off a large green snake on one of the hikes (disappointingly non-venomous), and encountered a d ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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