Beach Paradise

Arriving in OZ

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September 26th 2005
Cairns is amazing, absolute paradise. There is so much to explore in this part of the world... I have been to Undersea world, a beautiful aqaurium. I have fluttered with the butterfly's at the sancturary and am trying to figure out which tour to go on next. This city is a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest. Not to mention I can scoot out to the outback and am not too far ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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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