Tropical Queenslander

... side in the worlds largest coral reef system, namely The Great Barrier Reef. The hotel we were staying in was the Cairns Queenslander Hotel, a three story hotel with a pool and some large rooms with a balcony. Also there was it this larger than ...

... so we stayed alot in cool shopping centres to cool down. We stayed in a lovely historical hostel built in an old queenslander house with a tropical pool in the garden and hammocks (hengekoeyer) hanging under the palms. The staff was also friendly, and one ...

... time we had felt a bit Christmassy. So arrived in Noosa late morning. We are staying at the YHA which is a lovely huge Queenslander building and a place that we've heard alot of good stuff about. Have to admit that our first impression wasn't that ...

... had fantastic beaches and blue sea one side and on the other the bush covering some impressive hills. We arrived at the Queenslander a three storey block of S/C apartments set in lovely grounds just behind all the shops and bars.Port Douglas is a charming ...

... her after so long. Since she is not an avid penpal we had all lost contact many years ago. We stayed in their lovely queenslander and I impressed myself (and Miggs!) by getting up at 5.30am with Tam to walk up Castle Hill. Unfortunately we had to get ...

... animals found in a nearby lagoon. We stopped once more on the road back to our caravan park to take a photo of a lovely Queenslander House, then tea and a quiet afternoon reading and catching up with our emails. We enjoyed a curry and rice dinner and then ...

... ; and we got really close to turtles, hugh wrasse and sharks! * Tropic Days Backpackers (www.tropicdays.com.au) This renovated Queenslander is a little way out of town, but they run a free shuttle bus to the town centre. The staff are extremely ...

... to Cairns. We landed in Cairns and were taken to our guesthouse - Ryans Rest. It's a lovely guesthouse - an old style Queenslander house converted to a guesthouse. Very quaint. We headed into town where we caught some Chinese New Year celebrations (they ...

... tour of the Queensland Parliament Building (not in session so we had access to everywhere); the Castlemaine Brewery tour – a Queenslander legend, was great fun and unlike any tour we have been on at alcohol producing establishments (we’ve ...

... cyclone you can get but it was still pretty frightening to watch the radar pictures on the news. I have however become true Queenslander and do have the government weather radar system saved as top bookmark.It has not reached home page status but it ...

... of days chilling out on the beach enjoying the sunshine. Stayed in a great hostel - Halse Lodge - which was a really big old Queenslander house tastefully converted into a hostel. No crusty guests, clean rooms and toilets and not a grotty sofa-and-throw ...

... of the head in greeting. (Trust me, this would freak any ex-Londoner out!) The town has an understated character; the raised Queenslander homes are all modest with neat yards and fences; and the high street is clean-lined and self-effacing. I ...