Floating Away

Linda taking the scenic route to the beach at Eli Creek

November 19th 2015
Waking at six o'clock in the morning for the start of our three-day guided tour to Fraser Island (Monday 16thNovember), we had just enough time to pack our bags and eat a quick breakfast before we were picked up and taken to the ferry terminal at River Heads (just outside Hervey Bay), from where the car ferry took us over to Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island. With my only previo ... read more

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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

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Having spent my whole life in Brisbane without so much as a week off work - much less an actual holiday - in six-and-a-half years, I suddenly decided (on my 27th birthday) that I'd had enough and needed to get a life. So I quit both of my jobs, moved out of my apartment, packed anything I could fit into my car, and three weeks later I hit the road. Over a thousand kilometres later I ended up in a tiny little town that I had heard about from a friend, with only one street, a few pubs, a few backpacker hostels and a beach. That day was the 1st of June, 2006... I haven't stopped travelling since.... full info

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