by Elaine Seager | Nov 5, 2014 | Cairns, Mission Beach, Roadtrips, Townsville
Australia is the kind of country that is best explored behind the wheel of a car and this certainly applies to North Queensland. Many of the best places to experience such as deserted beaches, waterfalls and freshwater creeks, can be quite remote so self-driving is...
by Amanda Cranston | Oct 12, 2014 | Cairns, Cairns Outback, Cooktown, Roadtrips
The big question for most travellers planning to drive from Cairns to Cooktown is, which road is better? There are two options: a sealed inland road or the coastal road, which includes the Bloomfield Track. The answer all depends on the time of year and the type of...
by Amanda Cranston | Jul 30, 2014 | Cairns, Roadtrips, Townsville
It takes 4-5 hours to drive the Great Green Way between Cairns and Townsville if you drive without stopping. However, as I found out recently there are lots of reasons to take a few days on this road trip and to make it more about the journey than the destination. I...
