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Budget Noosa Bike Ride or Noosa River Walk

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Bicycle tours or cycling are two of the best ways to explore a destination and we’ve done exactly that at several spots on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Why not incorporate your bike ride into a Romantic Weekend Getaway in the Noosa Hinterland? Noosa River is fed through a series of sand lakes as far north as …

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Three easy Kuranda Walks on the Atherton Tablelands Queensland

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If you have visited or even heard of Kuranda on the Atherton Tablelands, in North Queensland, chances are you know about the famous Kuranda Markets, but do you know about Kuranda walks? BOOK YOUR TICKETS TO SCENIC RAIL AND SKYRAIL HERE. The markets were started by some locals in 1978 to try and attract tourists …

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Things to do Near Jasper – Elk near Jasper

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Being Australian, Kangaroos, Emus and Koalas are what I consider to be normal wildlife sightings.  Being in Canada in Spring was so exciting for us, because we were subjected to a whole new range of wildlife photographic opportunities. This Jasper elk was grazing between Trans Canada Highway 16 and Talbot Lake on our return journey …

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Larnach Castle History and Gardens

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Are there Castles in New Zealand? Yes, Larnach Castle is the only castle in New Zealand and you will find it on New Zealand’s Otago Peninsula near Dunedin. Larnarch Castle History is quite intriguing. Despite being located in the South Island of New Zealand, the castle was built and owned by an Australian of Scottish …

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Townsville Festivals – Strand Ephemera Townsville 2019

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  We love to travel but when we’re not travelling we’re having Fun in the Sun at home in Townsville Australia. I wrote this post a couple of days ago when the temperature range was 17 to 26 degrees Celsius – a not unusual Winter’s day in North Queensland. Winter is the Season when Townsville …

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Cape Hillsborough Kangaroos and Adventure at Cape Hillsborough Tourist Park

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On a recent road trip from Townsville to the Sunshine Coast we detoured to Cape Hillsborough Tourist Park, approximately 50 km north of Mackay Australia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have you seen photos of Cape Hillsborough Kangaroos on the beach? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are Australians and have seen plenty of kangaroos in real life, but only once before had …

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What the? A Queensland Theme Park called Paradise Country Farm Stay

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Paradise Country Farm Stay is both a Queensland Theme Park, a Wildlife Park and a farm stay on the Gold Coast Australia. It seems odd to stay at a Gold Coast farmstay secluded amongst the Village Roadshow collection of theme parks, but that is exactly what happens at Paradise Country Farm Stay. Even stranger is …

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Best Coffee and Cake Cafes on Gold Coast Australia

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For us the Gold Coast is all about drop-dead-gorgeous beaches, beautiful waterways, boat trips and the green hills of the hinterland, but wherever we travel we like to get acquainted with the best coffee and cake. It was time to taste test and bestow our Best Cafe Gold Coast award and we dedicated ourselves to …

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