by Elaine Seager | Feb 5, 2015 | Whitsundays
Most visitors to the Whitsunday region are firmly focused on islands and beaches but during the wet season (December to April) the locals like to head inland to swim in natural waterholes. One of the best things to do in North Queensland during the intense tropical...
by Elaine Seager | Jan 24, 2015 | Cairns
Cairns has a strong reputation as the best outdoor adventure travel destination in Australia and it is with good reason. There is so much on offer for travellers who love being active. Cairns is ideally positioned to be the capital of outdoor adventure travel...
by Elaine Seager | Jan 9, 2015 | Cairns
The fruit and vegetable market at Rusty’s is probably the best known of the Cairns markets and definitely worth a visit to check out the exotic tropical produce. I particularly love going to Rusty’s in the summer months because of the abundance of stone fruit....
by Elaine Seager | Dec 22, 2014 | Cairns, Cairns Tablelands, Environment & Nature, Kuranda
The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary in Kuranda is the country’s biggest butterfly farm and well worth a visit if you want to find out more about North Queensland’s butterflies. One of the most spectacular butterflies in this region is the magnificent Ulysses...
by Elaine Seager | Dec 8, 2014 | Environment & Nature, Features
Betty and Barney, two of the resident sea turtles at the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre on Fitzroy Island, have been released back into the ocean together after spending two years in the same tank. [headline size=”small”...
