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Cania Gorge National Park

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Halfway between Biloela and Monto Queensland, on the Burnett Highway, Cania Gorge National Park is a landscape carved out of sandstone by water. It is 3000 hectares of sandstone rock faces, towering gums, open woodland and fern fringed secluded pools. The gorge has eight well-signed and maintained walking tracks ranging from 20 minutes to 8 …

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Mossman Gorge Walk Destination Guide

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Updated May 2018. At 135 million years old, Mossman Gorge forms part of the oldest surviving rainforest in Australia and the world.  From Mossman, the world heritage listed Daintree Rainforest begins its northward journey to Cape Tribulation and a rendezvous with Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. This post provides all the details and images needed to …

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Sixteen Things You Must Do in Marrakech Morocco

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Updated May 2018. Marrakech needs to be experienced to be believed. When asking people if we should visit Marrakech, half would excitedly tell us what we must do in Marrakech and the other half would issue dire warnings not to go. We are firmly in the “you must visit Marrakech” camp. Over a staggering 1000 …

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Free Walking Tour Ljubljana – Churches in cool Locations

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European churches are visited for their eye-catching architecture, colourful frescoes and marble floors. Budget Travel Talk’s free Walking Tour Ljubljana takes in the drop dead gorgeous streets of Ljubljana plus five eye-catching churches in cool locations where you want to be. Ljubljana Slovenia is a beautiful walkable city where all the best sights are easily …

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What to see and do in Vietnam Itinerary and Destination Guide

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Asia is an exciting destination and Vietnam is one of it’s most interesting countries. The people are friendly and inquisitive (especially in the south), the food is packed with flavour and there are some beautiful natural sights. Food is very affordable, even in restaurants and decent accommodation is cheap. Although it can be said that …

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Krka Versus Plitvice Lakes National Park Croatia

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Krka National Park is accessible by bus, car or boat and we chose the boat trip which departs from Skradin, a downstream port on the Krka River. Krka is a karst travertine river system whose waterfalls rival those of the Plitvice Lakes for beauty, with the added benefit of far less visitors. We caught the …

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Vis Island the most beautiful island in Croatia

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UPDATED APRIL 2018. The furthest flung of the inhabited Croatian islands, Vis Island is a unique, less touristed destination and possibly the most beautiful island in Croatia! This is a big call because Croatia has a whopping 79 Adriatic islands with an area greater than 1 sq.km. and Vis with an area of 90 sq.km. …

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Plitvice Lakes Destination Guide

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It seems far too long since we stood on the timber boardwalks at Plitvice Lakes Croatia, mouths agape and cameras clicking. Where we live it doesn’t rain often (unless it pours) so it isn’t surprising that Plitvice Lakes with it’s lashings of water and verdant foliage blew our minds.   Have you ever been to …

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