Our package deal includes two day trips, so after my big sleepy day of yesterday, I was up early for the a la carte hotel breakfast. COVID-19 has knocked out the usual buffet offerings but I probably wouldn't have done it justice anyway, as for months now I haven't been eating until around ten a.m. … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 3 Mon 17 May 2021
Australian Tourism & Travel
Cars and Trains and Planes. So many ways to see Australia. It’s all in this section, including Sydney to Broken Hill on the government train (my most popular post) and crisscrossing Australia on the epic Indian Pacific or Ghan (both now privatised).
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Cairns, Queensland day 2 Sun 16 May 2021
Cairns provides easy access to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest and offers a multitude of activities such as helicopter flights, scuba diving, snorkelling, fishing, parasailing, viewing aquatic life and crocodile feeding. On occasions tourists are used for that last point, but disregarding that, usually it is the first place backpackers think of when planning … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 2 Sun 16 May 2021
Cairns, Queensland day 1 Sat 15 May 2021
With Australia closed to international tourism, but most state borders now "usually" open, there have been some great holiday package deals on offer, especially to Cairns in Queensland which is highly dependent on income from visitors. Some many weeks back Bill and I were tempted into booking one. Of course, Murphy's Law, we then had … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 1 Sat 15 May 2021
The Reluctant Retiree 