Mt Warning

East Coast Cruisin' I

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December 27th 2006
I've decided to split up the east coast into a couple different entries 'cause 2700km in six weeks was a little too big. The first stop up the coast was Byron Bay, a tortuous overnight bus ride from Sydney. Byron Bay gets mixed reviews from travellers, either a great place with lots of interesting people or too many damn hippies. I wasn't too fussed with the place, although it was nice enough. I t ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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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