by Elaine Seager | Jun 22, 2025 | Cairns, Cairns Outback
Stalactites, stalagmites, dramatic rock formations, Aboriginal rock art and a beautiful swimming hole—Chillagoe packs a surprising punch for such a small outback town. Located about three hours’ drive west of Cairns, Chillagoe is set in Queensland’s dry savannah...
by Paul Curtis | Oct 5, 2019 | Cairns Outback, Cairns Outback, Camping
The wide-open spaces and big rivers of the area around Mount Garnet make for some great wilderness camping and yet some areas are mostly ‘virgin territory’ with National Parks camping areas that hardly anyone has been too, writes Paul Curtis. A few months ago I was...
by Elaine Seager | Apr 7, 2019 | Cairns, Cairns Outback
It’s not often that you get a chance to have nearly 1400 acres all to yourself, but with only one holiday house on the property, Ironbark Farm near Dimbulah offers just that. Perched on a hill overlooking a vast open landscape with no other buildings in sight,...
by Elaine Seager | Oct 26, 2018 | Cairns
While Cairns is best known for the Great Barrier Reef and World Heritage rainforest, this tropical North Queensland city is also home to a string of beautiful golden beaches. All ten of the beaches in Cairns are located to the north of the city in a string of coastal...
by Elaine Seager | Oct 21, 2018 | Cairns, Cairns Tablelands
A short drive from Cairns, the Atherton Tablelands are a popular day trip and a great place to escape the tropical humidity of the coast in summer. The Tablelands are always a few degrees cooler than Cairns and with plenty of things to see and do, it is a good...
by Elaine Seager | Oct 14, 2018 | Cairns Outback, Roadtrips
Most visitors to Tropical North Queensland come here expecting swaying palm trees and lush green rainforest, but if you head west on a road trip you can experience an entirely different landscape. The drive to Cobbold Gorge takes about 6 hours from Cairns so it can be...
