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Visit the Unique Greek Island of Milos 2024

By Jan Robinson

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Having left Greece only two months prior, Marty and I jumped straight into planning our return to the unique Greek Island of Milos in 2024. The most western of the Cycladic islands in Greece, Milos looks like a long sandwich with a giant crooked bite removed. Milos inspires a sense of adventure. We loved the thrill …

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Kuranda Train and Skyrail the best day trip from Cairns

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UPDATED JULY 2022. There are many options for visiting Kuranda Village on the Atherton Tablelands in far North Queensland. We have visited the tablelands by car many times, but everyone should do a Kuranda Train and Skyrail tour at least once in their life. My honest opinion is that it’s one of the best day …

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How to visit Bisevo Blue Cave Croatia on Biševo Island near Vis Island

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Updated August 2021. This post shares the different ways to visit Bisevo Blue Cave Croatia both from Vis Island and on a day tour from Split. One way is to hire a boat from Vis. Having owned a string of boats over the years and both holding boat licences, this is what we did. We …

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Whitsundays on a Budget – How to Get to Whitehaven Beach

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The stunning Whitsunday Islands off-shore from Airlie Beach in Queensland, mid-way on the iconic Great Barrier Reef, are more numerous than just the four world famous resort islands of Hayman, Hamilton, Daydream and Long Islands. The largest island after which the group is named, is uninhabited Whitsunday Island (275 sq km). Captain Cook named it …

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Pelorus Island and Orpheus Island Fishing Snorkelling Information

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The weather was perfect for snorkelling and fishing at Pelorus Island, just half an hour from the fishing town of Lucinda near Ingham in North Queensland. Where is Lucinda? Lucinda is the perfect distance from Townsville.  The road trip, towing our 4.75 aluminium runabout, is long enough to give a going on holiday feel and …

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Best Free Things to do Atherton Tablelands

By Jan Robinson

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The Atherton Tablelands inland from Cairns in Tropical North Queensland Australia, are close to but much cooler than the coastal strip some 752 metres lower in elevation. When things are steamy on the coast, locals and visitors revel in the often mist-shrouded Tablelands. Find the very best free things to do in Atherton Tablelands, with …

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Cardwell Spa Pools the Instagram Queen of Cardwell Swimming Holes

By Jan Robinson

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In summer Cardwell in North Queensland Australia is hot and sunny. With marine stingers and crocodiles known to inhabit the Ocean that shimmers across to Hinchinbrook Island and north to the Family Group of Islands, it is a priority to find a safe and pleasant way to cool off. Cardwell is a small community strung …

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How to get to Bunya Mountains with Bunya Mountain Campgrounds and Airbnb Bunya Mountains

By Jan Robinson

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Before visiting the Bunya Mountains mid last year we asked around for tips and although a few hands went up, we were short on details. With three roads of varying condition radiating from different points of the compass, how to get to Bunya Mountains was our first question. On this Queensland road trip we were …

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