We were up early again after a hot night. Today’s journey takes us through the outback of Queensland towards the Coast. The initial plan was to make it about half way to the coast and stay another night in the outback. However, with the early start this would mean to arrive around lunchtime there and Read More »
We arrived late into Cairns and had already booked a hostel so we knew where we were going from the airport, which is always handy! We were staying at Cairns City backpackers and it was pretty nice, shared a room with a guy that was the most unbelievable sleeper! The guy was literally sleeping 16 Read More »
Well, I decided to start a new blog to describe everything we did in Cairns as to put all the troublesome travel in the past and now laugh as it’s pretty funny with a happy ending. We’re in Cairns, and we’re going to have a great time! Our first day left us still wondering whether Read More »
Well, we finally made it to Cairns, after travelling a total of 3,216km in Carol up the east coast. Definitely an amazing way to travel and see Australia, despite the occasional overheating engine, and I recommend it to anyone. Luckily for anyone who, like us, doesn’t know the area very well, Australians have developed a Read More »
Candice was beside herself when she picked up her mom, and friend Arlene, from the airport. After a tearful reunion she took them straight to the Icebergs Bar overlooking Bondi beach. They seemed to overcome their jetlag really well so the next day Ed and I set the pace, showing them Sydney’s sights and sounds. Read More »
To get from Vietnam to Australia I would need to take four flights across three days, and whilst some might have considered this an ordeal, I was looking forward to it. I enjoy flying and I’d spend a night in Bangkok, which by this point was Mecca. I would also get a chance to spend Read More »
Let me just say that Air New Zealand rocks!! 78 movies to choose from and not a full flight making an 11 hour flight not seem so long! After a heavy duty customs process (they don’t make it easy to get into Oz from Ithe States!), including the question, “where were you three years ago?” Read More »
Sorry about yesterdays mardy post about Cairns- I’d just gotten horribly scummy simply walking to the nearest shop to get a bite to eat and the experience put me in a pretty bad frame of mind. Today I decided to use the hostels relative isolation to my advantage and popped over to the Flecker Botanical Read More »
We stepped out of the plan at the airport in Cairns and were immediately assaulted by the oppressive heat of the tropics. Giant palm trees and ferns greeted us cheerfully, and the lush mountians made me feel like I had walked into Jurassic Park itself. The next day we went snorkeling on the Great Barrier Read More »
