Chifley Plaza Townsville

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Townsville

A travel blog entry by anne.wolland

Pitstop in Townsville... Landed about 9.20 am, and took a taxi to the hotel. Sleep was the first thought on my mind. Totally exhausted travelling and being up early... I went for a walk exploring the town. Followed some signs toward Castle Hill. Thought I check it ot. Now i wasn't really dressed for a walk, but I saw this spectacular mountain and …

Cyclone Ellie

A travel blog entry by annemarie.demp

When we got to Townsville we were looking forward to a bit of sunshine but that was not to be! When we were looking up accommodation we couldn't find any hostels and ended up getting a cheap deal for a hotel. We originally had booked in for two nights but as the weather wasn't great and it was the same further south we decided to extend our stay by …

Our Townsville Holiday

A travel blog entry by glenda7

Hi everyone,
Well we left for Townsville on Sun 7/11. Travelled to Charters Towers for first night stop. Had a great trip. Saw many dead kangaroos and some live cows on the side of the road. It was a pleasant trip up with no rain. The landscape was flat with hardly any trees until about 300kms from Townsville when the landscape suddenly changed …

Townsville... You lil beaut!

A travel blog entry by kellycryer

... br> We
walked from Horseshoe Bay up to a nearby campsite to catch a bus to
the beginning of the Forts Walk – and waited out the hottest part
of the day – then decided to walk to the walk – which we
regretted quite quickly – twas hooootttt!!!! At the start of the walk we walked up to the... mountain's a little dramatic - but it was way bigger than a common a day hill... and to the various gun
placements that were ...

Billabong sanctuary

A travel blog entry by martsarah

Today we visited the billabong sanctuary which is basically a wildlife park. We got there about 9.30 and the first talk/experience wasn't until 10 so had a little time to look around first. We also bought a bag of food to feed the kangaroos that were just happily bouncing around the park. So first on the agenda was a talk about life at the park and some of the animals they have and also explained the meaning of billabong. Then we got ...

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