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Botanical Brisbane

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October 11th 2013
Really enjoyed the coach ride to Brisbane looking out the window and I had a lollypop that the French guy had one for us the night before! (No one can remember his name!) I noticed these beautiful purple trees as we arrived into Brisbane and they really stand out against the other green trees. I walked to the wrong hostel because there are 3 of the same chain in Brisbane but they have me a map ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane » Central Business District

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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