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Byron Bay - Gold Coast - Brisbane

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February 17th 2015
After staying in the wine region, then stretches of very quiet coastline and the family resort of Coffs Harbour, our next stop took us to Byron Bay. This is quite a small town but totally devoted to surfing. The place was full of bronzed cool dudes with bleached dreadlocks and too many tats, all living out of camper vans. The beaches are long and the sea shallow but the waves are relentless, obvio ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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