Uluru at sunset

I'm dreaming of a hot Christmas!

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December 24th 2006
After 7 weeks in Asia we boarded our flight from Singapore. We were feeling sad to be leaving Asia, which we loved, but we were also excited to be heading for Australia, somewhere we have always wanted to visit. Our flight from Singapore was delayed slightly to wait for passengers connecting from a London flight, and looking at the state of most of them when they boarded made us glad we weren't do ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Port Douglas

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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