Diving the Great Barrier Reef  has been on my To Do list since childhood. It was an impossible list, I thought at the time - check out the beaches of Acapulco, cross the Death Valley, see the Sequoias - the largest living thing on earth, see kangaroos in the wild in Australia, and in general travel the world. I didn't even dare dreaming abo...

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 booked our accommodation from Alice Springs that morning so it was a relief to know when we stepped off the plane we could head straight to our hotel.  We checked in...

Well we finally made it to Cairns after a horrendous journey from Fiji. Our plane was delayed 7 hours in Fiji which meant we missed our connecting flight from Auckland to Cairns so they put us on a flight from Fiji to Auckland, Auckland to Sydney, Sydney to Cairns.  Not only that but Jo and I had bought 2 litres of gin (you can take the gir...

So my latest stop has been Cairns. I was advised by the Plastics that I should check out a hostel called Gilligans.  Considering this is the first hoatel that I have had reccomended to me, I figured I'd give it a go.  I was not disapointed either. One of the problems I have encountered with traveling alone, is that I often find myself ...

Cairns, I tell you this place is positively booming and caters to the atmosphere of travelers year-round. While it is now mid May, the weather is beautiful, accommodations packed, and there is no sign of let down as we head into winter (June-August in the southern hemisphere). This is fortunate for Cairns as there is no denying that this gem of ...

22-Apr-07 We left Cardwell behind us this morning to continue our journey upto Cairns.  As we'd stayed overnight further north than we had intended we had a little more time to explore on the way upto Cairns.  Therefore, in an effort to avoid the monotony of sugar plantations we headed inland to follow part of "The Waterfall Circuit".&...

We all got dropped off at our respective hostels and then headed to the notorious Woolshed for our free post-tour meal. The Woolshed is pretty much the ultimate backpackers boozer, our free meal voucher entitled us to the basic spag bol so most of us paid a $5 upgrade fee to enjoy steak and chips - also, the beer prices fluctuated rapidly over t...

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 been a bit unfortunate. This April in Cairns has had the most amount of rainfall than any other April on record. We thought seen as we're here we have to go and check out...

Today was another fun day. I woke up and went to the golf course. The name of the golf course was Half Moon Bay Golf Club, which is located in Yorkys Knob, about 15 minutes outside of the city. So, of course I had to catch a bus out there. I had no real clue of where I was going, but the bus driver was helpful in telling me when to get off the b...

Finally did it and I didn't even have to throw the water fountain out of the window. On the 30th June I was finally released back into the world and I have to say in the end it was a wrench but more on that later. Firstly apologies for leaving it so long, the last ten days I hve been on the road but that's no excuse for leaving it the other ten....