The Hotel Cairns
Cnr Florence & Abbott Sts Cairns, Queensland, 4870, Australia
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelThe Hotel Cairns
Queensland
Day 10 Feb 20th (Friday) We caught the shuttle at 3:30am for our early flight from Auckland to Cairns in the far northern part of Queensland. Welcome to Oz, the heat and humidity hit us as soon as we stood outside the terminal waiting for the hotel shuffle. We checked into the Hotel Cairns, an old established typical Queensland tropical hotel. We …
Welcome to Australia!
A beating hot sun, but lovely temperatures.
Palm trees of various sorts.
Mud flats with an incredible variety of bird life.
Pleasant, happy people.
What do these have in common? They are all characteristics of the city we are now in: Cairns (pronounced "Cans" or sometimes “Cains”). What a lovely …
Boulder Jumping and Cruising
We decided to be brave and get a car to drive to Crystal Cascades. Did you know that in Australia they drive on the other side of the street? Not only does that affect driving, but also walking down the sidewalk. If you meet someone coming down the street in America, you move to the right side of the sidewalk. Here, you move to the left. So there …
Sunny Cairns HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!
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 at my hotel and there is a Cairns Hotel umbrella there for guest to use....are they trying t tell me something!!!!!!!!! It is very hot and humid though and the hotel is …
Dantree River and Crocs!!!!
Went on a trip today......the Dantree River. It was a really good day and went to loads of places. Saw some Crocodiles in the river or should I say on the river banks. Had some strange ice-cream!!! and had my first Barbie. It was a fabulous day and met some nice people on the trip. Tomorrow Tuesday I am off on my cruise...please keep fingers …



