view from hostel on magnetic island 2

Cairns forgotten...

---

December 26th 2006
Just a quick warning - this is a long blog so if you're short of time/not in the mood/have tired eyes etc then I'd come back later...there are lots of photos though! Well hello and a merry christmas to you all. It's now boxing day here and as i wait for others to shower etc before heading off to the beach, i thought i'd fill you in on a few things. I realise that i by passed a few things from ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

---

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