by Elaine Seager | Sep 5, 2014 | Cairns, Diving/Snorkelling, Green Island, Reef & Islands
The emerald cay and reef of Green Island Queensland is just a short 45-minute boat trip from Cairns. It is the perfect place to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef for people who prefer the comfort of being close to shore and swimming from the beach rather than in the open...
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 | Aug 28, 2014 | Cairns
Far North Queensland is marketed as the place where the reef meets the rainforest. So, while the Great Barrier Reef is the first thing that comes to mind, a visit to this part of the world would be incomplete without experiencing the World Heritage Listed rainforest...
by Amanda Cranston | Aug 26, 2014 | Cairns, Cairns Outback, Cairns Outback, Camping
If you look at a map, Chillagoe Caves in Queensland is slap bang in the middle of nowhere. So we went there on a camping trip with relatively few expectations and discovered there’s actually more to do there than you might imagine. In addition to the amazing...
by Amanda Cranston | Aug 24, 2014 | Mission Beach
Tully’s main claim to fame has always been its title as ‘the wettest town in Australia’, but in our opinion, getting wet on a kayaking adventure with Ingan Tours is by far the best reason to visit this small country town. Tully sits halfway between Cairns and...
by Amanda Cranston | Aug 23, 2014 | Features
It’s not quite Hollywood and we’re not quite ready for a movie location tour, but you might be surprised to know that Far North Queensland has played a starring role in many movies and television shows. In fact, you may not have realised it but NQ has been the...
by Amanda Cranston | Aug 19, 2014 | Environment & Nature, Features
When most people think of the Great Barrier Reef they probably imagine an amazing array of colourful fish and coral with the odd shark or turtle thrown in. And yet there is so much more to learn about this enormous ecosystem. Mangroves and seagrass beds may not be...
by Amanda Cranston | Aug 13, 2014 | Orpheus Island, Reef & Islands
North Queensland is blessed with many five star luxury resort islands. Some are famous, some are only heard about in small circles of repeat customers. Orpheus Island Resort is definitely one of the latter. With rooms starting at $1400 per night and no more than 30...
by Amanda Cranston | Aug 10, 2014 | Cairns
This little country town nestled beneath Queensland’s two highest mountains, Mt Bartle Frere (1622m) and Mt Bellenden Ker (1593m), is approximately 60 kilometres south of Cairns. Admittedly it doesn’t look like much from the main road so many passing...
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...
