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The drive to Kingfisher Bay was bumpy and long but nothing could prepare us for the state of the road on entry to the resort. The wooden boards had fallen to pieces and we crashed down the steep road at various extreme angles shaking the car violently from side to side.
We booked our ferry [...]

Walluman Falls is over 200 metres tall and ethereal. The walk to the pool below is long and steep with rainbows at the base. Aborigines say that waterfalls are sacred so tourists are asked to treat places like this with extra care and respect. The walk to the falls also had signs warning of snakes [...]

A world heritage area, Paluma National Park hosts a large section of wet tropics among large mountains. At the summit is misty Paluma Village, where we dined and stayed the night. The cabins at Paluma Inn are arguably the best accommodation we have experienced whilst in Australia. The village is quiet on a night as [...]

Paluma Lake is actually a reservoir and not actually that scenic unless you take one of the marked walks. Birthday Creek falls are natural beauties and well worth the short walk. Hidden Valley Cabins are amongst more native scrub than rainforest but the owner gave us good advice to visit Walluman Falls. We stayed at [...]

Digging your car out of the sand
On Fraser Island, unless you are driving a moon buggy, you will get stuck from time to time. Your first option is to befriend a much better prepared fisherman who will take the time out from gutting fish and skulling beer to tow you out of the deep soft [...]

What to look out for
You may see many signs warning you about rip tides and saying “Look out for calm waters” -but what do they actually mean?
Rip tides can be identified by looking for areas where no waves break. Watch for a few minutes as sometimes waves break in sets of around 10. The rip [...]

After staying in the worst room of our trip, we left the cowboy town of Mackay for the rainforests of Finch Hatton Gorge. We walked to the beautiful Araluen Falls which would be suitable for a Bounty advert. On a recommendation from a work colleague, we sought out the Forest Fly zip line experience. Separate [...]

We stayed at the YHA with Jeffrey our host. Although Jeff was creative with his pricing strategy, the canvas tent was something special with an incredibly comfortable bed. He took us on a tin boat tour to a couple of snorkeling spots and then to a secluded beach. The island maps are atrocious and it [...]

After the several thousand kilometers of Queensland coast that we had just travelled, there was nothing remarkable about this much hailed backpacker haunt. However, Agnes Waters and 1770 are both well serviced with accommodation and cafes; provide chopper, scooter and boat tours; are suitably serene and have enough beach to cater for all of their [...]

You can smell the distillery before you reach it. A strange smell of sweetcorn is gradually replaced with a scent of apples before you reach the molasses storage unit which reeks of dark treacle. The molasses taste like a bitter liquid liquorice but eventually result in super strength alcohol. The rum itself doesn’t take its [...]