Between June 24, and June 30, 2004, the International Young Physicists' Tournament (IYPT) was held in Brisbane, where my father was a jury member. I was registered as a guest, and could therefore take part in most of the activities. In my freetime, I explored Brisbane on my own.

In a rental car, we went from Brisbane to Cairns along the Eastern coast of the continent. Within this week, we saw quite a few beautiful regions, for example ...

... Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world, ...

... Atherton Tableland in the North of Queensland, ...

... the Great Barrier Reef, ...

... and the rain forest in Tropical North Queensland.