by Amanda Cranston | Dec 7, 2014 | Townsville
Feeding crocodiles and patting kangaroos are all part of the attraction at Townsville’s Billabong Sanctuary Wildlife Park. Billabong Sanctuary, about 18 kilometres south of the city on the Bruce Highway is a great place to spend the day if you’re looking for things to...
by Elaine Seager | Dec 1, 2014 | Townsville
The summer months in North Queensland (November-April) can really sort the men out from the boys. Even the locals can find the high levels of humidity difficult to cope with. However, the sweaty weather also makes this the perfect time of year to explore the...
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 | Sep 2, 2014 | Townsville
About 80 kilometres north of Townsville there is a sign to the left pointing to Paluma Range National Park. A quick look at the map shows a windy road to the middle of nowhere so it would be easy to dismiss it as an unnecessary diversion but this is an area of great...
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...
by Amanda Cranston | Jun 21, 2014 | Townsville
One of the best things to do in Townsville is to visit to Reef HQ Aquarium, home to a variety of Great Barrier Reef marine life, coral reef exhibits and a turtle hospital. I’ve been to quite a few aquariums before, including large impressive ones in capital cities,...
