Fern River Resort

... . This high speed catamaran stops at precincts such as Riverside, New Farm Park and South Bank Parklands. ‘Essentially a river city, Brisbane’s heart and soul courses through its centre with more twists and turns than a corkscrew. Travelling ...

... local lychee wine (yum!) and have a mediocre dinner at the Fern Restaurant (which, oddly enough, is in town and not attached to the Fern Resort). After dinner Karen and I grab Ben (I get my pics burned to CD, just as a precaution), and we drive back to ...

... the 30 or so seats, only two were taken...ours.  The water was very low, and klong weed appeared to be taking over the river.  It was very peaceful, sitting back and watching the city  pass us by!  Our guide, who only had small english ...

... the mouth of the Klamath River.  The Klamath River is the river that we are staying on and this overlook showed where the river meets the ocean. The map we have says that motorhomes are prohibited, but there were no signs on the road so we just kept ...

... they are still Buddhists, their temples are of a very different construct than those in central Thailand.  Our resort was called Fern Resort - an eco-style lodge with absolutely lovely grounds fed by streams, with beautiful foliage of every ...

... 2 km to the resort that has our reservation. A couple of bikers save us the trouble after the first 200 feet. When we arrive at Fern Resort, the place is more luxurious than what I'd imagined. It's nicer than our house, anywhere. We wash the stink out and ...

... both with hikers, mountain bikers and winter sports junkies alike. We arrive at Whakapapa; a Maori village turned purpose built holiday resort since the 1920's. A large hotel called The Lodge built in the style of the era, dominates the skyline of the ...

... was still expensive until the next day when I learned of more prices in the area.. it's expensive in Mae Sa!) The Resort looked rather nice, huge grounds with nice plants, trees and a little river going through. The bungalows looked rather neat too ...

... can't believe they'll be able to continue these trips for too much longer. After the trip they took us up to Clarrisa Falls Resort where we had reservations. We are staying in a thatched roof cabana that is a little dingy and worn but, it has hot ...

... of the narrow valleys. On our last day we took a boat tour up the Wailua River (the only navigable river in the Hawaiian Islands) to Fern Grotto where the Hawaiians used to hold wedding ceremonies. They had a Hawaiian band on the boat and girls showing ...

... through the Redwoods canopy and the Native American Museum were well worth a look.  We stopped off at Klamath River overlook, a spectacular view point and great place for whale spotting (though none sighted on our trip so far).  We ...

... took me a few blocks from the hotel for a Thai massage. The only other time I've had a Thai massage was at the Miraval Resort. The spa was endorsed by the local tour agency, and it was lovely. The ladies didn't have much English. They are all very tiny ...

... days in Kuching we moved to a resort next to the beach off the South China Sea and the jungle hillside of Satang (a resort with a resident two tailed cat wandering around!) staying in a ‘round house’ complete with a Jacuzzi in the ...

... elders on the bus! We arrived in a town called Sepilok and joined a group of travellers to sail down the Kinabatagan River; an Amazon-esq snakey brown river which is the local drinking spot for all the wildlife there. We arrived in our accommodation ...

... with a flat screen TV showing lovely playback video of fishes swimming in the reefs! We are here for 4 nights, with a day river trip. Last night, we skyped Isaac, jonathan and Samantha who are housesitting their house. It was interesting to see how isaac ...

... where you're in the water, you look around, and you just think, ;I can't believe I'm actually here'. We then followed the river down to the next pool and swam there as well - the rocks made huge ledges which were just perfect for sitting and standing on ...

... south australia, because, as i told sean, i have to write from tom price and karijini, down to perth, through the margaret river and onto esperance, too much to cover in just a couple of hours and something that absolutely must be done before we hit the ...

... after kee Beach: -Niniholo dry cave -Hanalei bay -Wailua falls We wanted to have an excursion on Wailua river with a Kayak up to Secret Falls and Fern Grotto, but it should have taken too long, we are not expert paddlers, and why not recognise it, ...

... a hub for alternative life style the town is scattered in a classic 19th century wooden houses with an eco vibe. We sat by the river where the town got its name from, Thames, named by Captain Cook in 1769, for obvious reasons. We introduced ourselves to a ...

... a larger, more flash ferry now waiting at the same berth we had just left. We ended up in first class, in front of a "resort wear" dressed Australian couple, who were staying at the Magellan resort in KK, and were on the return leg of a day's shopping ...