Motel Palms Townsville

44 Bowen Road Townsville, Queensland, Australia

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Magnetic Island

A travel blog entry by terry.richelle

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... this island is not for you! We had full intentions of going to the koala sanctuary but since we already got to cuddle the little furry guys at the Australia Zoo, we figured we would spend our time trekking around this beautiful rock.

The first night we arrived I hiked up to "The Lookout" point behind our hostel, overlooking Picnic Bay.

The next day we may have set our sights higher than our bodies were capable, climbing ...

Vandretur ”The Forts”

A travel blog entry by fam.straede

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... vi tog nogle timer
til poolen, hvor vi alle fik badet. Børnene ville gerne igen i dag se
regnbueparakitterne blive fodret så Lars tog med dem imens jeg forberedte
aftensmaden (gryderet med kylling og grøntsager med ris). Silje har ikke helt
haft modet til at håndfodre fuglene her, men efter den officielle fodring fik
naboen, et ældre ægtepar fra Schweiz, hende overtalt til at prøve og hun var
stor i hovedet af glæde da det lykkedes. Vi spiste og hjalp hinanden med ...

Swingers & Prisoners

A travel blog entry by georgegoode

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... but unlike the one in Cairns, which was quite naff, this one looked like a proper pool with views of Maggie and other islands. Then came the best part: the Rock Pool gets its name because it’s surrounded by rocks which separate it from the sea. Well, that part of the sea was full of turtles. An enjoyable way to spend an afternoon; watching the turtles swim by.

At the Rock Pool, I met my first Aborigine to talk to. As ...

32. päivä

A travel blog entry by oppiainen

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... tarkemmin. Olisittepa kuulleet sitä kiljunnan määrää, kun tytöt tajusivat kuuntelevansa radiosta suomenkielisiä uutisia! Mira sattui löytämään juuri sopivaan aikaan sen ainoan paikallisen radiokanavan, joka lähettää sunnuntaisin hetken aikaa suomenkielistä ohjelmaa. Kiitos Ari Korhonen ja Townsvillen radioasema.
Löysimme yöpymispaikan levähdysalueelta Townsvillen ulkopuolelta.

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Somewhat attractive

A travel blog entry by nick.stone

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... that morning our time).

I wanted to see if my snorkelling mask was going to keep leaking as badly as it did in Fiji (why wouldn't it?) so went for a dip in the netted stinger safe enclosure. Visibility was only about 1-2 metres as the winds had been up and steady for a while (20-30kmh) and stirred up the water a fair bit. It was certainly refreshing but a bit frustrating to be contained to a small uninteresting spot when there was obviously so much ...