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From Sydney to Cairns - the East Coast road trips, Cairns, Australia travel blog From Sydney to Cairns - the East Coast road trips
Feb 17, 2007 (21 photos)

"After a fairly monster New Year's, Will and I decided to go on a cheeky road trip up the east coast towards Byron Bay.  As per usual, it was a last minute thing and we we ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by barryj2000


Goodbye Australia, Cairns, Australia travel blog Goodbye Australia
Oct 2, 2005

"Well this should have been goodbye Australia but due to the Bali bombings I went on to Darwin for a few days then changed my flight to Singapore. It was just very fortunate that th ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by gazwilliams


G'day Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog G'day Cairns
Dec 7, 2006 (7 photos)

"Monday 4 December The flight from Alice Springs took a couple of hours and as we came into land we had to change our watches again - this country is just too big!   We had boo ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by lolandlaurie


Cairns (our last stop in OZ), Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns (our last stop in OZ)
Apr 1, 2008 (71 photos)

"Cairns was our last stop in Australia and altogether we had 13days here. We really enjoyed it as the weather was great and there is a huge man made lagoon here were we spent most o ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by widdecj


i cant think of  a title....doin sod all?, Cairns, Australia travel blog i cant think of a title....doin sod all?
Mar 25, 2007

"cairns again another pointless one really.... jus de bed bugged my bag.... and clothes.... had to put all my gear in black bin bags and leave them on gas mark sun for a few hours.. ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by stu_vause


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Jan 24, 2007 (25 photos)

"Hi All What an amazing last few days we've had!  We arrived by plane in Cairns last Wednesday (the 17th) and were instantly hit with the tropical climate that we'd not experie ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by vicandgiggs


Aussie Animals, Cairns, Australia travel blog Aussie Animals
May 6, 2004 (12 photos)

"6th May Just some very cute australian animals!!!!!!!! ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by emmaw


Found Nemo and World Cup madness, Cairns, Australia travel blog Found Nemo and World Cup madness
Jul 6, 2006

"Finally got off the damn Greyhound bus for THE LAST TIME in Cairns..it took 3000+ kilometres and about 5 weeks to get from Sydney to Cairns but make it we did! We had trouble findi ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by tracykins


De Family, Cairns, Australia travel blog De Family
Sep 27, 2004 (5 photos)

"Have seen and done loads since the last time I logged in. As can be seen by the city I am currently in Cairns, and still have a few days to go. In case you are not aware we have ha ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by nic


A Warm Welcome, Cairns, Australia travel blog A Warm Welcome
Sep 14, 2005

"So, its been a while since my last post. We've been quite busy since then and a lot has happened, but mostly the 'getting organized' kinds of things. Our flight from Hong Kong was ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by hamster


Cairns, Queensland, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns, Queensland
Mar 8, 2008 (19 photos)

"Following a late night flight from Perth, WA, we arrived at the East Coast in Cairns in the early hours of Saturday morning. In true backpacker style we opted to crash at the ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by jimandmargarida


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Jun 21, 2006

"That is Asia over and done with now and from Ho Chi Minh we spent what seemed like forever getting to Cairns in Australia (Saigon ---> Bangkok ---> Sydney ---> Cairns). I ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by motley


Cairns and around, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns and around
Aug 19, 2008 (19 photos)

"Firstly, it was great to pack and move. It felt like traveling again, after 4 weeks in Brisbane, I could not wait. Second, it was super great to see dad and Anne. The plan for ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by bernadtom


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Apr 29, 2007 (79 photos)

"After our exciting trip to The Whitsunday Line and I are now in Cairns. We are going to stay here for at least one week. Then go a bit further noth to Cap Trip, Daintree and Karund ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by rina1987


The Dash up to Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog The Dash up to Cairns
Jun 17, 2005 (5 photos)

"The next day, a very hungover Oz Experience coach left Airlie Beach heading to Magnetic Island. Despite the best attempts of the driver to motivate the coach, no-one was having it. ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by boysontour


Cairns and conquering fear, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns and conquering fear
Oct 2, 2005 (4 photos)

"Well, I did it. I scuba dived! I said I wouldn't right up till boarding the boat, but the guy could tell I was terrified but not totally convinced. So he literally held my hand thr ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by semperfelix


Back on the big Island, Cairns, Australia travel blog Back on the big Island
Sep 27, 2006

"It is nice to be back in Oz just wearing shorts and t-shirt again. I have been back in Cairns for about a week now. Cairns is a real party town with loads of hot scantly clad women ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by faff


Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog Great Barrier Reef
Mar 13, 2006 (8 photos)

"(Dave) After our only airplane trip in Australia we found ourselves in Cairns. Here we found out why hostels in Australia are so expensive. It's because they offer so many services ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by doodlebugs


That's why we live out here, Cairns, Australia travel blog That's why we live out here
Jan 28, 2006 (3 photos)

"Knowing that I was headed to Autralia I had hoped to stay with relatives. Unfortunately I seem to be one of the few British people with no relations down under. Luckily help was at ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by mrjoe


Cairns and Goodbye to the Campervan!, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns and Goodbye to the Campervan!
Aug 18, 2006

"So after three weeks on life on the open road, we had to drop off the Campervan and get used to walking more often! Still, although we had enjoyed a nice time with our newfound fre ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by chris_lynz


Birthday Boozing, Cairns, Australia travel blog Birthday Boozing
Apr 5, 2004 (2 photos)

"It's my birthday today, 32, woooo. That's it, i'm now an old fart, not. I've always acted my shoe size (so my folks tell me) and will for a lot longer I expect, so in here i'm 8 an ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by mattoliver


Steve Irwin's Final Forray, Cairns, Australia travel blog Steve Irwin's Final Forray
Sep 5, 2006 (10 photos)

"Hello everyone, After a swift flight cross copuntry we arrived in sunny Cairns and how nice it was to be back in holiday weather. We rocked up at a pretty nice (but annoyingly stri ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by robnolan


We Dive At Dawn, Cairns, Australia travel blog We Dive At Dawn
Apr 12, 2005

"Well, after 12 days on the road up the coast we rolled into Cairns, found a great hostel on the Esplanade called Jimmys and enjoyed the Lagoon, a man-made salt water pool right on ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by nial


Premier Motor Service busride to Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Premier Motor Service busride to Cairns
Mar 20, 2007 (9 photos)

"Nach einem interessanten Segelturn durch die Whitsunday Islands brachte uns ein weiterer Marathon Busritt nach Cairns. Diese Ostkueste ist also wirklich sehr sehr lange ! (selbst f ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by dreamteam


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Jul 15, 2006 (29 photos)

"Hello, We arrived in Cairns yesterday evening having sat on the greyhound bus for 12 hours. After being on the boat we both had 'land sickness' and were walking around like we were ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by fionahunt


Kuranda, Cairns, Australia travel blog Kuranda
Sep 9, 2005 (15 photos)

"Kuranda sceanic railway is a spectacular journey comprising unsurpassed views of dense rainforest, steep ravines and picturesque waterfalls. we went into village on the sky rail an ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by thomascook


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


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Apr 16, 2008 (23 photos)

"  On the drive up to Cairns we decided to take in a visit to Wallaman Falls in the Girringun National Park. These falls have the longest single drop of any in Australia at 278 ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by shieldsontour


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Jan 11, 2006 (3 photos)

"Well left Sydney after a week and flew to Cairns, wow wot a place, very Carribean feel about it, but just our luck as it was their rainy season, Ha! Bloody typical eh! Only us. We ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by dutsons


Adventures in Northern Queensland, Cairns, Australia travel blog Adventures in Northern Queensland
Jul 4, 2006

"G'day! Hope you're all well! Jenny and I have now ventured way up north to Cairns. Our 10 hour bus ride was something I definitely don't want to do again for sometime! We made it i ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by brianajess


Diving the Outer Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog Diving the Outer Reef
Jun 27, 2008

"Did a 4 day liveaboard to the Cod Hole and the Ribbon Reefs, then spent a few days dossing around Cairns. ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by finn_steve


Planning type day in Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Planning type day in Cairns
Jul 7, 2006 (2 photos)

"Another spendid day in paradise! I started the day off with a nice breakfast of toast, an egg, and a mandarin. One of my new favourite things about hostels is the free shelf. Today ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by hamblce3


Trip up the East Coast of Aus durring 2000 Olympic, Cairns, Australia travel blog Trip up the East Coast of Aus durring 2000 Olympic
Sep 7, 2000

"Time of to explore the east coast of Australia Flew to Brisbane first then jumped on the Oz Experience bus traveling all the way up to Cairns. Stopping in Early beach first had a b ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by hamishincoogee


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Aug 20, 2008

"A fine but cloudy morning, which made it feel a bit more humid. We drove south on the 'Captain Cook Hwy 44" from Port Douglas to 'Smithfield Heights', another good sized shopping m ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by harryandnorah


In and out of Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog In and out of Cairns
Nov 25, 2007 (1 photo)

"Left Uluru (Ayers rock) on Wednesday afternoon and were pleased to leave. It is a bit claustrophobic on the resort as you can't really leave it unless you fancy a 5 hour drive to A ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by robandemma


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
May 19, 2006 (5 photos)

"The next morning we decided to hire a car and do some of our own exploring around the area. We picked it up early and drove to Paranella Park. Paranella was built by some eccentric ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by quinnlucie


Cairns and the Daintree rainforest, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns and the Daintree rainforest
Feb 17, 2006 (23 photos)

"We flew from Sydney to Cairns on Virgin Blue, an airline much like West Jet, in Canada. The flight was good, with a great crew and reasonably priced snacks, and the flight was chea ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by fandm


Getting to Paradise (All of Cairns is a Pony Show), Cairns, Australia travel blog Getting to Paradise (All of Cairns is a Pony Show)
Jul 17, 2008

"Well it turns out you can't just fly to paradise, you have to go through Cairns. Let me explain. Cairns, as much as it's tourist bureau would have you believe, is not a mecca of be ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by ngarneau


Land of thongs and boardies..., Cairns, Australia travel blog Land of thongs and boardies...
Aug 25, 2005 (4 photos)

"After arriving in Cairns in Oz, we headed north to Cape Tribulation. Spent most of the trip trying to work out who was stinking out the rainforest with their shocking BO - but also ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by lauraandlee


Australia -  Cairns (23rd-25th April), Cairns, Australia travel blog Australia - Cairns (23rd-25th April)
Apr 25, 2008

"Arrived in Australia very early in the morning after a short 5 hour,  overnight  flight from Tokyo.   So early were we, that dawn had yet to break and ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by candcthai


Cairns - the start of the east coast adventure, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns - the start of the east coast adventure
Nov 27, 2007 (5 photos)

"After leaving boiling Alice Springs (and traveling on one of the most efficient flights i have ever been on in my life) i arrived in Cairns only to find it had been raini ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by nickytorkington


The City Of Water Activities, Cairns, Australia travel blog The City Of Water Activities
Jan 14, 2008

"So I arrived in Cairns at about 11pm Queensland time, having had the usual uneventful flight. I stepped off the plane to a wall of humidity! It was literally like a wall. Cair ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by mrbear1


cairns - great barrier reef - cape tribulation, Cairns, Australia travel blog cairns - great barrier reef - cape tribulation
Aug 9, 2005 (15 photos)

"finally, the weather was improving. i spend some great days in cairns, went to the great barrier reef and to cape tribulation, where i stayed for two days. ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by leli


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Jun 7, 2006 (4 photos)

"Right...what can we say ... How is it possible to experience Heaven and Hell in one day?! Oh we know... Go on a Boat trip to the Great Barrier Reef... hungover on a VERY windy day. ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by lynzia


Cairns, Melbourne and Sydney, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns, Melbourne and Sydney
May 31, 2004 (7 photos)

"Greetings! Well then, I guess it's more than a week since I updated this travel pod and it seems to have just flown by! Have been busy with various things, so much that last Friday ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by jb516088


Days, erm, ?? - Cairns, Cape Trib and the GBR, Cairns, Australia travel blog Days, erm, ?? - Cairns, Cape Trib and the GBR
Apr 18, 2006 (7 photos)

"Been much much happier this last week you'll be glad to hear, and I'm glad I had that relaxation time cos I've been pretty busy. I had one day in Cairns just mooching about and see ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by ktsmith


Jans new career idea---DROUGHT BUSTER!!!!, CAIRNS, Australia travel blog Jans new career idea---DROUGHT BUSTER!!!!
Jun 6, 2005

"Hello from wet and wild Cairns.It seems that everywhere we go we always take the rain, but at least it isnt inconveniencing us. We are doing a lot of rainforest walks etc, it doesn ..."

A travel blog entry from CAIRNS by the_creberts


Craziness..., Cairns, Australia travel blog Craziness...
May 9, 2007

" I think that in the last 24 hours i have experienced the largest range of emotions in my life. Yesterday i not only bumped into the two canadian guys who i spent a few days w ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by yoli


The Rest of the East coast, Cairns, Australia travel blog The Rest of the East coast
Mar 3, 2004 (18 photos)

"Well we have made it up the east coast and are in our most northerly destination in Queensland - Cairns. As some of you have been asking what we we've been up to (as we are apparen ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by keef


By the Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog By the Barrier Reef
Oct 3, 2006 (3 photos)

"Tues Sept 26th - Tues Oct 3rd. I reached Cairns some 9 hours later than scheduled thanks to a delayed connecting flight at Darwin. Not what you want to be faced with after a red-ey ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by stevecarroll


Scuba Baby!, Cairns, Australia travel blog Scuba Baby!
Mar 5, 2006

"After 2 long days of class and pool training, we passed our written test for open water scuba certification and we're heading out tomorrow morning to the Great Barrier Reef for 2 n ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by ltalsky


Australia, Cairns, Australia travel blog Australia
Jan 3, 1988

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A travel blog entry from Cairns by izzie


Cairns to Airlee Beach, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns to Airlee Beach
Mar 5, 2006 (4 photos)

"Well, like I said, it was daft of me to think a rainforest in monsoon season would be the perfect place to top up my tan, but Cyclone Kate didn't exactly help matters either! Cairn ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by louiseridout


Enjoying Cairns Esplanade, Cairns, Australia travel blog Enjoying Cairns Esplanade
May 1, 2005 (4 photos)

"Hello! We enjoyed our first day in tropical Cairns by relaxing by the pool. Why not the beach, you might ask? Because Cairns doesn't really have a beach, per se, its kind of a mars ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by courtandrea


Cairns: Volume 1, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns: Volume 1
Oct 23, 2004

"Croft's Take: Hey everyone, this is just a quick one to let you know we landed in Cairns safe and sound. We haven't been into the city quite yet as our hostel is on the edge. It is ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by koala


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Mar 31, 2006 (5 photos)

"We left Brisbane on Tuesday - I flew to Cairns and Paola flew home. It was an emotional time at the airport and we had been dreading this day for weeks. Paola was off back to work ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by richdavis


Willkommen im tropischen Regenwald, Cairns, Australia travel blog Willkommen im tropischen Regenwald
Aug 4, 2004

"Tja, 20 grad Sonne in Sydney war mir dann doch zu kalt und deswegen bin ich erstmal gleich hoch ins TopEnd von Queensland, Cairns. Tropischer Regenwald, Traumstrände, jeden Tag 30 ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by schabby


South Africa - Saint P. to Cape T. concluded, Cairns, Australia travel blog South Africa - Saint P. to Cape T. concluded
May 29, 2005 (10 photos)

"Its all F**KING over. We're feeling very emotional and slightly nervous about the impending need to find gainful employment in Godzone (aka. New Zealand). However, the quirkiness o ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by combieandsarah


Top Enders to Sand Gropers and now Banana Benders!, Cairns, Australia travel blog Top Enders to Sand Gropers and now Banana Benders!
Oct 23, 2006 (4 photos)

"Arrived in Queensland at 4.30am, slept on airport floor until 9am, then realised there was a sofa type thing nearby, so moved there until we finally got picked up at 11am! Internat ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by mothman


Diving in NE Oz, Cairns, Australia travel blog Diving in NE Oz
Jul 30, 2006 (10 photos)

"Continuing my trek north I flew up to Airlie Beach, the jumping off point for the Whitsundays. The Whitsundays comprise 74 islands blessed with extensive tropical forests and idyll ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by nickgibson


G'day mates, Cairns, Australia travel blog G'day mates
Apr 21, 2005 (5 photos)

"Have finally arrived in Cairns, Australia (following a days delay due to a missed flight from Thailand). Actually, I'm writing this in September so have actually been here a while, ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by surfergirl2k


hi guys..., Cairns, Australia travel blog hi guys...
Oct 30, 2007

"its been a while!! but we are on the road again. photos to follow...we are going to the great barrier reef tomorrow so news will come after that. we are loving the sweltering heat ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by reb-rad


The Mighty Tully Rapids, Cairns, Australia travel blog The Mighty Tully Rapids
Feb 15, 2007 (4 photos)

"Pretty awesome rafting - Although nothing will EVER compare to the Mighty ZAMBEZI :-) ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by nixchambers


Cairns und urwald, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns und urwald
Jul 21, 2006

"jaja nur ganz kurz meine Inet Zeit ist gleich schon wieder um... Bin jetzt in Cairns, is zwar ganz nett hier aber halt so ne Partystadt. Sprich, man gibt doppelt soviel geld aus wi ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by beezle


Scuba Diving on the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog Scuba Diving on the Great Barrier Reef
Feb 22, 2006 (2 photos)

"We arrive at the ferry terminal at 7.30 am where we board a modern catamaran owned by tour operators Down Under Cruise and Dive . Its almost 8.30 when we finally leave the port. T ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by adeline


The not so Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog The not so Great Barrier Reef
Apr 20, 2006 (26 photos)

"Cairns or as the Aussies pronounce is Cans. Our last stop in Oz. The East Coast has been great fun but there's alot to be said for doing it when its not the rainy season. We've bee ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by bantman


Night in Cairns..., Cairns, Australia travel blog Night in Cairns...
Jun 19, 2007 (6 photos)

"Ah - I'm just loving this travelling life...  Who couldn't enjoy long waits in airports, tiny cramped seating and plasticised meals served with stewed tea...  Am I overst ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by markgemmell


Off on a little holiday..., Cairns, Australia travel blog Off on a little holiday...
Mar 19, 2005

"so reached the end of the east coast run, and just come back from a trip round the atherton tablelands and cape tribulation in the car i hired with 2 other peeps. we first headed o ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by loopystravels


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
May 30, 2006 (6 photos)

"We arrive early... really early, 5am early and it's dark and we can't get into our accommodation until 9. We watch dawn break over the bay and then hole up in the nearest bakery fo ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by cath_rich_rtw06


Cairns, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns, Great Barrier Reef
May 4, 2006 (3 photos)

"I flew from Melbourne to Cairns, a small town with a nice promenade along the sea and the most common stop for a trip to Breat Barrier Reef. Next I will continue towards south, sto ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by stathis


Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Cairns
Jun 5, 2008

"Hiukkasen vierahtanyt aikaa edellisesta postituksesta. johtunee siita, et mitaan ihmeellista ei oo tapahtunut, kun oon sairastellu ja opiskellu. nyt tosiaan paassy taas reissuun. R ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by mirka_blog


Brisbane to Toowoomba to Brisbane to Cairns, Cairns, Australia travel blog Brisbane to Toowoomba to Brisbane to Cairns
Apr 29, 2008 (12 photos)

"Well here we are in the Tropical North of Queensland, a little gem of a place called Cairns....... How did we get here??  By planes and trains and automobiles, which sounds ve ..."

A travel blog entry from Cairns by tina.bill