Sun Setting

On The Home Stretch

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February 20th 2012
Geo: -28.0023, 153.431The sad end to our campervan trip and our four and a half month odyssey through South East Asia, New Zealand and Australia was drawing to an end. Our final stop was Surfers Paradise and Brisbane.After a great time in Byron Bay we headed north towards Surfers Paradise. We were both quite tired so we parked in a small street which had access to the beach south of Surfers. A ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise

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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