Bellview Cairns

... a nice conversation with some Japanese divers.  I had no problem on the boat back in spite of high waves.  Back at the Bellview, I set up the schedule for the next few days.  There's not much to do in Cairns, so I've decided to head north ...

... for a few minutes where I thought I'd mixed up the dates and missed my flight. I was glad to get back to the Bellview, and watch masterchef, a thoroughly addictive cooking show.  M, who'd been with me up at the Cape Trib beach house was staying ...

... one day.  I thought about extending the trip on the livaboard, but decided it was long enough as is.  The Bellview reception told me I should never book anything ahead, as they could have gotten me a discount.  There are plenty of other ...

If everything is according to plan, I should be landing now at cairns' (pronounced 'keinz') airport. Spent my first day here lying around the lagoon and searching for a diving course. No one here swims in the sea - tide cause the ground turn to mud for ...

... a great 2nd dive! I loved seeing the turtles and feeding the Hawksbill was one of my best experiences ever! We really loved the laid back vibe of Cairns and I'm keen to come back again to do some more diving, when I can splash out a bit more! (M)   ...

... time as me (jan 21), the island i'm heading to is very remote so this will be my last entry for at least 2 weeks! Cairns is an interesting place, extremely modern and a lot of money has been spent to keep it up to that reputation. However, there also ...

I Cairns selger 2/3 av alle butikker aktiviteter og opplevelser. Alt fra dykking og snorkling i the great barrier reef, skydiving, til å oppdage verdens eldste regnskog. Vi fant et billig tilbud på water tubing ned en elv i regnskogen. Det vil si at du ...

... a year and more than USD3bn in annual revenue for Australia. We were dropped off at the Hotel Bellview, which sits on the seafront road in Cairns. Unfortunately, because of the marine harbor and a lack of natural sandbars, Cairns is not a beach ...

The plane got in at around 5:15 with stars overhead as it landed.  I was worried I'd get stranded at the airport but there was a shuttle bus to downtown running.  I chatted with another early arrival as I waited, she was a student coming home ...

... and clean though and each room had its own bathroom, which was pretty cool! I only had one strange experience in The Bellview and that involved 5 Asian men!!!!!!!!  Now I know what all you filthy minded cretins are thinking, but it was nothing like ...

... very alien and had to pay a private bus company to take us into town- as all backpackers did. We were dropped off at Bellview- a sweet place along the seafront near the artificial lagoon. We had a double room for a Shocking price of $48per night- this we ...

...      After one last night in Cairns they pack their bags and continued their epic honeymoon. Next stop: Melbourne. Here they will stay ...

... to our blog entries so here is a summerised account of our time in Oz so far.... Tues 14th Sept - Arrived in Cairns and checked into the beautiful and luxurious Belview Hostel (please read the words beautiful and luxurious with a heavy intonation of ...

... yesterday following a double grilling from immigration - must look suspicious! Such a change from Thailand, everything is so expensive! Cairns is really lovely though, hardly any traffic and very laid back. Woolworths is the main supermarket that is at ...

... med til Australia. vi reiste torsdags kveld og hadde en mellomlanding i Darwin midt paa natta, for vi landet om morgenen i Cairns. Tidsforskjellen mellom Cairns og Norge er 9 timer. Vi hadde ikke funnet et sted aa overnatte, men taxi-sjaaforen hadde et ...

We arrived in Cairns after an over night flight from Singapore.  We only had 2 days here and the idea was to take a trip out to see the Great Barrier Reef......turned out they had a cyclone coming and a huge swell!!  We ended up going ...

... We moved into Carvella 77 which has a much nicer atmosphere, fridge, sink and aircon in the room... and is $2 cheaper than bellview! Definately recommended to anyone travelling on a budget. Fab location and a free pub meal every evening. Took a bus over ...

... , next minute he's screaming "YOU FAAAKIN' WUS!!!!!" at me. Errrr.... parp! Almost ran to the thai restaurant. Sat around at Bellview, charged stuff then walked off to bus place via the shop. More bloody trouble, tasted coke from machine as it didnt look ...