In August of 2005 we spent three weeks in Queensland Australia (two adults, and three kids 11, 8, and 6 years old). We took a five day Cruise in the Great Barrier Reef with the Coral Princess. The Coral Princess departed from Cairns like so many other ...
Pros: Tropical paradise in winter Cons: Tropical summer humidity
Many people give Cairns a wide berth when holidaying in the tropical north. The over all attitude is that Cairns is a dull place full to the brim with rowdy young backpacker types, tour hacks and the fact that it is set on a tidal harbour basin seems to ...
Pros: a wilderness area of incredible contrasts Cons: none
What a crazy country - more snow than Austria, lush green coastal plains, untold miles of tropical area, the hottest place in the world, the driest state in the world and the huge Outback desert. All interspersed with cosmopolitan cities - it could only...
Contrary to what we expected, Cairns turned out to be quite a small town. The population is set at just over 100,000 people and the city centre is neat and compact. At first the place makes little or no impression. It is obvious that tourism is the...
Approximately 10 minutes from Cairns is a small town called "Edmonton". The main attraction here is the old sugar mill which was converted into "Sugarworld", an theme...
Pros: Never cold, the beach and great restaurants and night life Cons: can be too hot and humid if you are not used to the weather
Having just moved from Australia to the United States I thought that I could offer people an insiders view on what some Australian cities are really like.
Cairns is a tropical city situated in Far North Queensland running along side the...
Pros: Tropical, gateway to the Barrier Reef, do as much or as little as you like Cons: I heard Bill Clinton may be buying property at my favourite holiday spot!
CAIRNS I love Far North Queensland (FNQ to fellow Aussies). I went last year and next month will be ...
Pros: Great place and great times Cons: None for me
We used Cairns as our base of operations for wandering the northern part of Queensland (at least as far north as we were allowed to take our rental car-we had to stop when the pavement ran out).
Pros: It's fun, free and online Cons: The exchange rate fluctuates
In Cairns, Queensland Austrailia there is a park "dedicated to preserving and presenting authentic Aboriginal culture with the aid of technology". Although I've never been there in person, their performers are touring the United States in...
Pros: A great dryland base for reef adventure; plenty to do and eat Cons: No true-five star hotels; the wet season
As the Aussies will be quick to remind you, the Great Barrier Reef spans 1000 miles (or, if you prefer, 1,600 kilometers). As such, there are about a million towns, cities and beachy outposts that claim to be the "Gateway to the Reef" and for...
From Cairns, I have caught the ferry Port Douglas's Marina Mirage with a view to staying at the Mirage Resort. The ferry takes only 1.5 hours and is a very pleasant way to travel with beautiful coastline views. The ride is very smooth and well worth...
Pros: Nice areas nearby Cons: Cairns itself and the nearby Port Douglas are way overdeveloped
Cairns and Port Douglas have become way overdeveloped and are no longer worth visiting if you like peace and quiet. Port Douglas in particular isn't anything but a cheap tourist hangout (except that it's not cheap...it's actually quite pricey). My wife...
A few years ago I traveled to Australia as a Student Ambassador for a period of three weeks. The highlight of this trip was a stop at Cairns, Australia. My trip took place in June-July, which is winter in Australia being that they are in the Southern...
I traveled to Australia last summer with a group of 47 other people on a school band trip. The main purpose of the trip was to participate in the Sydney International Music Festival (and play in the Sydney Opera House!!) but we spent a very nice three...
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