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This year we have decided not to entertain the whole family for Christmas… we are going out for Christmas lunch! But where to go? We searched the internet and social media, we rang various resorts and restaurants from Cairns to Port Douglas until we got a nice selection of options for either lunch or dinner […]

When friends from out of town come to visit Cairns, I am the expert they come to ask for assistance for all the things to do and things to see in Cairns as I am a Cairns Holiday Specialist and a Tour Specialist. I work at the tour desk in the Hilton Hotel and I […]

While Bing Crosby might have been dreaming of a white Christmas all those years ago, here in Tropical Far North Queensland a Green Christmas is what we dream about. As the Green Season sets in and the mercury rises, a Christmas in Cairns is usually spent outdoors where locals take advantage of the beautiful beaches, […]

Did you know that about 10 kilometres from Australia’s continental shelf on Flynn Reef there is a Mickey Mouse shaped coral reef- you have just got to see it to believe it! I had a chance to see what the fuss is about on Silverswift Dive & Snorkel all thanks to the courtesy of the Quicksilver […]

I just simply have to have the best job in Australia! My job full time job is as a professional Tour Specialist and on my days off I get to go on famils of all the great things there is to see and do in and around Cairns and Tropical North Queensland in Australia so […]

  Cairns and Tropical North Queensland can on some days get a little windy with the competing trade winds pushing on each other from the tropical northern parts of the world and the southern regions, it’s just the way it is. At least the daily temperature is warm and tropical with the sun shining every day […]

Always wondered what the Great Barrier Reef that everyone talk about is & what is so special about this reef in Australia? Understood the reef has amazing corals, there species & house reef while working in Maldives for 5 years. Always inspired by underwater world while snorkelling in Maldives. Always wondered how the underwater world […]

  Cairns tropical climate is a bit unpredictable at times but as a local I know better and will assure you that it will not stop you from enjoying a day out on the reef. My Great Barrier Reef trip was scheduled on a day when tropical ex-cyclone Winston was still influencing the coastal waters […]

The Great Barrier Reef & the Daintree Cape Tribulation Rainforests in North Queensland in Australia of Course! Coming from a man who has explored just about every nook and cranny in this amazing world of ours naming the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest which is our home as his favourite places on earth […]