Serento - nr Melbourne

Queensland to Melbourne

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January 25th 2007
SO, after a sandy few days on Fraser Island, it was nice for a change of scenery and pace. We spent a couple of days with our friends Mark and Cheryl, whom we met when doing the Inca trail in Peru. Was really great living for a couple of days in a typical Aussie "Queenslander" style house that was gorgeous. Wooden framed, airy spacious rooms, great back deck and garden. Really comfy. Many ... 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