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Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Aug 2, 2005 (1 photo)

"We arrived in Cairns, the party capital of northern Queensland, and struggled to find somewhere to stay as it is high season and everywhere was full. We eventually got into a place ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by alanjaques


NEW YEAR AUSTRALIA!!!, Cairns, Australia travel blog NEW YEAR AUSTRALIA!!!
Dec 30, 2005 (2 photos)

"Cairns 30.12.05 So we finally made it to Aus! Only about 2 months behind schedule! Easy flight and easy, if somewhat long, check-in. We arrive at about 7am, and even at this early ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by bec_and_macey


GREAT Great Barrier Reef!, Cairns, Australia travel blog GREAT Great Barrier Reef!
May 10, 2005 (2 photos)

"Well, snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef was a definite highlight of Australia! The range of fish we saw was amazing, so many of them in wonderful bright colours and not scared ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by markandsteph


Club Class to Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Club Class to Cairns
Aug 8, 2006 (5 photos)

"With a bit of time to kill in the morning before my next big journey up to Cairns, I struck out for the first point of call on any self respecting travellers 'Sydney to do list' - ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by ladytj


Paddys Day Celebration and Suffering, Cairns, Australia travel blog Paddys Day Celebration and Suffering
Mar 17, 2007 (5 photos)

"Meeting up with Deb, Rich, Kieren, Simone and others in Cairns after alot of driving (1600km from Brisbane to Cairns). ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by bennykenny


Sunny Cairns HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!, Cairns, Australia travel blog Sunny Cairns HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!
Nov 18, 2007 (4 photos)

"Arrived in SUNNY Cairns this afternoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well the sun is behind the clouds and RAIN!!!! Thought it was really funny when i went on the wardrobe to hang my clothes up ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by gill_prior


Becoming a Divemaster on the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog Becoming a Divemaster on the Great Barrier Reef
Sep 18, 2007 (76 photos)

"I've now been in Cairns 1mth & the time has come for me to move on. I arrived here with Bex & Kat & had a fantastic few days here with them before they flew back to Syd ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by surfy_sarah


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Oct 26, 2007

"We spent the morning still in Kuranda, ald walked along the forest canopy walk to Baron Falls. The boardwalk was very interesting and the the falls spectacular. We viewed the falls ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by alanandchris


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Dec 4, 2006 (5 photos)

"Welcome to Australia! After a flight from Bangkok to Singapore, Singapore to Sydney, met Amanda at the airport travelled round to domestic and then another flight from Sydney ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by saraheva


Literal People, Cairns, Australia travel blog Literal People
Feb 27, 2006 (10 photos)

"The Australians are literal people.A red gum tree is indeed red in colour, "The Great Sandy Dessert" is indeed a bloody big and very sandy dessert and "Seventy Five Mile Beach" on ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by sunnysean


Oz Experience, Cairns, Australia travel blog Oz Experience
Mar 14, 2006 (2 photos)

"In Cairns now, has been a lazyish day went for a walk along the harbour and prom then to two art galleries, doing laundry and catching up on emials etc. decided not to go to Fitzor ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by ness_knibbs


Cairns.. party, diving and other things..., Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns.. party, diving and other things...
Sep 12, 2004

"Hello hello.... 6 days in Cairns have passed again in quite an intimidating speed.... left Melbourne this monday at 9pm, was delayed about 3 hours and finally arrived after 2.30 am ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by glitzabella


Back in the sun, Cairns, Australia travel blog Back in the sun
Jun 5, 2006

"It's actually winter here in Australia now, but it's still quite easily sun-bathing weather here in Cairns. After just a few days in the sun, my hard-earned tan from the pacific ha ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by over_thinker


The East Coast blur, Cairns, Australia travel blog The East Coast blur
Jun 12, 2005

"So, I was on my way to go sailing right? Well, the sailing trip was fantastic. It was built up and raved about so much that I don't think it could have ever lived up to my expectat ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by maia


Brisbane to Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Brisbane to Cairns
Apr 12, 2008 (14 photos)

"The next stage of our journey for me meant picking up driving the East Coast of Australia, almost where I left off in 2004, when Ruth and I hired a car and headed from Sydney to No ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by charlotte_piet


The gateway to the Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog The gateway to the Barrier Reef
Jan 30, 2005 (2 photos)

"It was a hot day in Cairns on our last day up the East Coast We were a bit tired after the dive trip so went to relax at the large lagoon which was just like the one in Airlie Beac ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by andy_and_julie


Last leg in Oz, Cairns, Australia travel blog Last leg in Oz
Jul 19, 2005 (5 photos)

"Hello all, Well it has been a busy couple of weeks making my way up to Cairns. I booked some really cool trips. The first was a 4x4 tour of Fraser Island, the largest sand island i ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by mtucker


Our Campervan Experience in the (very) Wet Tropics, Cairns, Australia travel blog Our Campervan Experience in the (very) Wet Tropics
Apr 13, 2005 (8 photos)

"Day 1 Flew from Rockhampton to Cairns without major headaches, stopping en route in Mackay and Townsville. Refreshments served in every of the three legs of the journey by cheeky s ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by montsum


East Coast Madness, Cairns, Australia travel blog East Coast Madness
Feb 18, 2008 (34 photos)

"So here it is folks, the next installment of my Aussie adventure.  Before I start I have to put a warning on this entry; this entry contains vast amounts of alcohol (sorr ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by kristinafowler


cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog cairns
Aug 26, 2006

"w ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by ryanmonk


Finally in Cairns!, Cairns, Australia travel blog Finally in Cairns!
May 30, 2006

"We made it! We are now at the end of our Greyhound pass - Cairns, Queensland, Australia. We arrived last night, checked in, had Indian for dinner (yum! I [Pearl] had a wicked cravi ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by restlessness


Chrissie in Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Chrissie in Cairns
Dec 25, 2004 (8 photos)

"After a ridiculous detour down to Sydney for a stopover and another in Brisbane, I was pretty bloody happy to finally be arriving into Cairns god knows how many hours after leaving ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by travoholic


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Jul 19, 2006

"I have arrived in Cairns after flying from Brisbane, which is, to be honest, a bit of a hole and I am glad I only had one night there, however, I did have a double room to myself w ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by jo83


Merry Christmas, Cairns, Australia travel blog Merry Christmas
Dec 25, 2005 (6 photos)

"Merry Christmas from down under. It does not feel like Christmas to me but I checked the calander and sure enough it is December 25th. Cairns is a nice beachy sort of town. I walke ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by syco_traveller


Cairns - Jan ataca de mergulhador, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns - Jan ataca de mergulhador
Apr 8, 2006

"Queridos amigos, leitores e afins. Apo's todo o vendaval que o ciclone Larry causou no nordeste da Australia, enfim, parti para Cairns a procura de melhores ventos. Cairns e' uma c ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by jan_heineman


Bye Australia!!, Cairns, Australia travel blog Bye Australia!!
Jan 20, 2007 (3 photos)

"Hey everyone!! Have finally made my way up to my final destination on the East coast and im ducking knackered! Australia is one big country!!! Anyway, the last couple of weeks have ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by lauraclark


Reefer Madness, Cairns, Australia travel blog Reefer Madness
Dec 14, 2006 (8 photos)

"Here for only a day and a half, we would have loved to stay for a week.  If coming to Australia, make sure Cairns is on the list.  From rain forest walks (and slides ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by bradman


Whitsunday Islands, Cairns, Australia travel blog Whitsunday Islands
Apr 29, 2008 (62 photos)

"pictures xxxxx ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by chrisnjo


Roughing it - 4* style, Cairns, Australia travel blog Roughing it - 4* style
Feb 15, 2007

"I new it was all going a bit too smoothly when i got dropped off at Perth airport by Kev on monday morning. A good hour and a half early, hadn't forgotten anything. And then half a ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by biggmik


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Nov 19, 2005 (2 photos)

"Saturday 19th November 2005 We arrived in Cairns about 9.30pm, feeling shattered, and caught a taxi to Castaways Backpackers, where they had left a key for us to get in as it was l ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by kateandandy


From Brisbane to Cairns and in between, Cairns, Australia travel blog From Brisbane to Cairns and in between
May 7, 2007 (33 photos)

"From Brisbane I went to a small place called Noosa.  Although small Noosa is firmly on the backpacker trail.  Its a bit more upmarket than Byron Bay - a great place to sp ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by cal_ipi


Visit to Cairns Aussie, Cairns, Australia travel blog Visit to Cairns Aussie
May 7, 2007 (32 photos)

"We are just back from a week in Cairns Australia. Went snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef and into the rainforest. We have been to so many World Heritage Sites I can't believe it ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by cankiwi


Day 68 - Uluru (Ayers Rock) to Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Day 68 - Uluru (Ayers Rock) to Cairns
Nov 9, 2007 (23 photos)

"We got up at about 4:45am, which was a bit of a shock to the system, and we pretty much fell over each other and bumped into each other until we left the room. It was nearly pitch ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by al_fey


Diving the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Mar 29, 2008

"We dove on the reef.  Not bad, but the weather was overcast so the coral appeared less colourful than it should do.  We saw sharks, sting rays and turtles though.  W ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by anslwithers


Diving, snorkelling, rainforests and beaches, Cairns, Australia travel blog Diving, snorkelling, rainforests and beaches
May 30, 2006 (12 photos)

"Cairns is magic! Been here for a few days and its great. First day we took it easy, had a look around town and then met up with Jane, a friend of Fionas from Glasgow who now lives ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by aldo80


Cape Tribulation, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cape Tribulation
Jun 24, 2006 (5 photos)

"Hola de Cairns! Yesterday we came back from a 2 day trip to Cape Tribulation - Australia's answer to the Amazon Rainforest. Amazing place. It rained for the whole first day, and on ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by lowri


Ankunft Ostkueste / Arrival Eastcoast, Cairns, Australia travel blog Ankunft Ostkueste / Arrival Eastcoast
Aug 31, 2007 (8 photos)

"Destination 182: km98'330 Unterwegs habe ich die Bekanntschaft von 2 Englaendern mit gemieteten aber selbst ausgeruesteten Dirt-Bikes gemacht. Zusammen haben wir eine Nacht im Unda ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by pajas


Cairns is cool, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns is cool
Apr 4, 2005 (5 photos)

"So we arrived in Cairns and dumped the van after finding our accomodation for the next week or so. We had a 6-bed dorm in town which is a little self-contained apartment basically ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by danstravelworld


Here comes Australia, Cairns, Australia travel blog Here comes Australia
Oct 8, 2006

"After a 8 hour flight from Singapore and a stop in Darwin, we finally arrived in Cairns. Blue sky, good temperature but not as hot as Asia. Thanks god!!! Cairns is pretty small cit ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by luni


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Feb 5, 2005 (25 photos)

"Day 98 Saturday 05/02/05 Alice Springs - Cairns We returned the Hertz car and then headed into the town. We walked along Todd Mall - the shopping hub of this quiet town - only a po ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by skcoll


I need some time in the sunshine...., Cairns, Australia travel blog I need some time in the sunshine....
May 22, 2006 (9 photos)

"We have arrived in Cairns (Thursday) and into the sunshine at long last!!! We got the plane from Sydney totally hungover- it seems that every flight we take we are hangin' but that ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by tutuandturkish


We're on the move!!!, Cairns, Australia travel blog We're on the move!!!
Jun 14, 2005 (3 photos)

"OH MY GOLLY GOSH WE'RE IN CAIRNS! We flew out yesterday and we're finally on the move and being real travelers again!!! Leaving sydney was really hard...we've kind of made it our h ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by zeccacarr


Cairnt be bothered, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairnt be bothered
Feb 16, 2006

"I spent a lot of time in Cairns, without actually doing anything, I think this was in part "Travellers Fatigue", despite what all you armchair travellers think experiencing the wor ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by benihnio


siste stopp, Cairns, Australia travel blog siste stopp
Jan 25, 2006

"vi forlater naa australia for godt, siste stoppe sted,cairns, har naa kommet. det er trist aa tenke paa, men vi starter naa en ny epoke paa blanke ark, nye eventyr oss venter. aust ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by besa


Cairns Road Trip!, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns Road Trip!
Aug 28, 2006

"I had my first American visitor! Yay! My friend Ned was in Australia for work stuff and was up in Cairns this weekend so I went up there for a visit and little road trip. Ned and I ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by underwaterjam


We come from a land down under, Cairns, Australia travel blog We come from a land down under
Jan 19, 2007 (47 photos)

"Oh my goodness, today has been the most amazing day ever! We spent the whole day snorkeling (or diving for Kalyn) on the Great Barrier Reef. We went to two separate dive spots. I g ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by lindseyj


Dschungl trifft auf Riff  / Rainforest meets Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog Dschungl trifft auf Riff / Rainforest meets Reef
Oct 10, 2006 (13 photos)

"Cairns Cairns ist eine 100.000 EinwohnerInnenstadt an der Kueste, die vor allem durch den Tourismus gepraegt ist. Von hier werden v.a. Touren zum Great Barrier Riff, ins Hinterland ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by petra_karlaut


Cairns: Under the Sea, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns: Under the Sea
May 27, 2008 (91 photos)

"Flying in one day, waiting for another, diving three times the next, once the day after that and promptly flying out again does not happy ears make. It does, however, a glee-filled ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by karsenault


The UnderWorld and the Rainforest, Cairns, Australia travel blog The UnderWorld and the Rainforest
Mar 6, 2007 (8 photos)

"If you've been reading our previous entries you'll be aware of our spectacular failure with snorkelling in Coral Bay. Ok...so now we're in Cairns, one of the singlemost best places ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by sundborg


A Land Down Under, Cairns, Australia travel blog A Land Down Under
Dec 6, 2006

"News flash kids. Cairns, Queensland's "Party Town" is really, really dull! What a disappointment. I arrived early on Monday morning after what could have been a really cramped Jets ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by grumpytraveller


Meat is murder., Cairns, Australia travel blog Meat is murder.
Jun 19, 2004 (2 photos)

"Hi, it seems to me like it's been a while. well at least a week which can be a long time travelling. To put you in the picture, I'm in Cairns, Australia, I've sepnt the last two ho ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by hottubtour


Civilisation or Flat White coffee, Cairns, Australia travel blog Civilisation or Flat White coffee
Jul 10, 2006

"Another marathon drive has brought us to Cairns, a big shock in many senses of the word. First of all when we stopped heading east and started to head north up the coast we met TRA ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by chezgra


Rainforests and Waterfalls, Cairns, Australia travel blog Rainforests and Waterfalls
Jan 30, 2005 (7 photos)

"We've made it to Cairns finally, the end of the road. It's been a long journey-- 6,500 kilometers (4,040 miles)!!! Harvey has been good to us. We return the car in a couple of days ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by two_vagabonds


This is Australia, baby!, Cairns, Australia travel blog This is Australia, baby!
Jul 17, 2007 (21 photos)

"Touchdown Cairns, Australia! It may have been 8am, Aussie time, an unspeakable hour of the morning in Malaysian time, but *how* excited was I to be here! Outside the airport, the w ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by sianeth


Finding Nemo, Cairns, Australia travel blog Finding Nemo
May 16, 2008 (47 photos)

"I apologise in advance for any spelling errors or poor punctuality in the following passage, this is due to me, Nick, writing it, not Fran. We arrived in Cairns on the Thursda ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by frickdoestravel


Back in Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Back in Cairns
Jan 7, 2007 (9 photos)

"After 3 days in Port Douglas we headed back to Cairns and hit Trinity beach as the sun was out in full force. The following day we headed over for a day of snorkelling and sunbathi ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by weaselsontour


Taking my diving license, Cairns, Australia travel blog Taking my diving license
Nov 28, 2006 (4 photos)

"So this is the start of the summer holidays 06/07! Me and Erik are going to travel the east coast of Australia from Cairns down to Sydney. The plan is to be in Sydney over New Year ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by henrik.caesar


Queensland, Australia (Brisbane - Cairns), Cairns, Australia travel blog Queensland, Australia (Brisbane - Cairns)
Feb 16, 2005 (5 photos)

"27th January 2005 Christchurch to Brisbane Easy sunny morning in Christchurch, packed up and left the hostel by 10am, had a couple of hours to wait for our bus to the airport, so j ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by mick_and_rach


From Sydney to Cairns in a Campervan, Cairns, Australia travel blog From Sydney to Cairns in a Campervan
Oct 24, 2007 (17 photos)

"We left Sydney yesterday to begin our journey along the East coast of Australia to Cairns. We have hired a campervan and we have got two weeks to do it... I will keep updating ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by missegan


Bogans 0 - Banterheads 1, Cairns, Australia travel blog Bogans 0 - Banterheads 1
Jul 23, 2005 (7 photos)

"Over the past few weeks travelling up the east coast whenever the weather was bad we all reassured ourselves it would be great when we got to Cairns. It wasn't. We had day after da ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by pidge


Not all that its cracked up to be, Cairns, Australia travel blog Not all that its cracked up to be
Nov 16, 2006

"The moment I arrived in Cairns, I was adopted into the little community of travellers living in this tiny wonderful hostel (Tropic Days!!!!)...and had the best time sitting by the ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by ania23


Hot hot hot, Cairns, Australia travel blog Hot hot hot
Dec 21, 2005 (8 photos)

"We both woke up quite early this morning, whether it was from the heat or time differences I dont know, but we went down to one of the restaurants and had a BIG breakfast (all you ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by sarahx


Finding Nemo, Cairns, Australia travel blog Finding Nemo
Jan 14, 2008 (22 photos)

"Driving north towards Cairns the scenery kept reminding me of being in Costa Rica.  There were big mountains with lush green forest surrounding valleys full of sugar cane ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by superval


Brisbane - Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Brisbane - Cairns
Oct 31, 2005 (26 photos)

"Okkkayyyyy.... Pete's Ozzie Adventure Part 2...wohoo! or not.. Where was I? Ah yeah, I left Brisbane and headed up the coast towards Hervey Bay. Once I got here, I was hoping to go ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by travel4


Blimey Its Hot!, Cairns, Australia travel blog Blimey Its Hot!
Nov 26, 2005 (9 photos)

"Just a quick entry here as we've only been in town for a couple of nights and we move on to Port Douglas tomorrow. Again, the flight up with Quantas and Virgin Blue were great. The ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by hayleyandlorna


The Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog The Great Barrier Reef
Feb 5, 2006 (9 photos)

"February 5, Peter and picked up my brother Ned and sister-in-law Iris at Sydney International Airport and then all of us together flew off to tropical Cairns. We knew that this wou ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by donnakingdon


On my way to Cairns!, Cairns, Australia travel blog On my way to Cairns!
Jan 1, 2007

"On my way to Cairns!  Had a heck of a time trying to get to the airport.  The driver of my shuttle attempted to stop at  McDonalds drive thru when I had 90 min to ge ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by michellem143


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
May 5, 2005

"We flew into Cairns and jumped into a taxi to take us to our accommodation that we had booked on-line. The accomodation turned our to be quite a distance from the town center. We f ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by ben_anna_travel


Airlie Beach to Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Airlie Beach to Cairns
May 18, 2005 (10 photos)

"Hey all! Just a quick update for you all, a very short one with a few pictures! From Airlie, James and I travelled together over to Magnetic Island, the whole coach load of people ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by ktnapper


Cape Tribulation and Cairns (The Reef), Cairns, Australia travel blog Cape Tribulation and Cairns (The Reef)
Sep 24, 2006

"Ok, having put the mechanisms in place for the military coup in Thailand, we have fled South East Asia and are now in Australia. It was about 28 degrees c in Brisbane, but as an in ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by pipe


We're in Australia!!, Cairns, Australia travel blog We're in Australia!!
Apr 1, 2006 (105 photos)

"After a rather sleepy flight we got to Brisbane and ended up sitting next to the Cowboys, one of the best rugby league teams in Australia. Didnt realise this at the time altho was ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by mascot23


Made it to Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Made it to Cairns
Jul 5, 2008

"July 5th 5:30pm Cairns Holiday Park We made it to Cairns!!! So far we have clocked 4000kms!!!!! But all is good, Howey is happy, which makes us happy. So why Howey you may ask..? W ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by kandkaway


arrived-check in to the Asylum, Cairns, Australia travel blog