Mackay, Australia

Travel Blogs from Mackay (124)

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Paul's Birthday
Jul 9, 2006

We arrived in Mackay the day before my birthday and stayed in a free campsite just 30 minutes from Mackay. We stayed beside the Pony club stands and generally just ate and got drunk to celebrate the 8th anniversary of my 21st Birthday. The next morning ...

A travel blog entry by paulandciara
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Family Connections, Mackay, Australia travel blog
Family Connections
Nov 9, 2006

... coming from Scotland. Returning with Nigel and Angus they gave me a quick tour of the area and the beaches around Mackay driving past fields and fields of sugarcane and a few pineapple patches before arriving home. With them offering to put me up ...

A travel blog entry by alasdairm
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Dangerous Waters, Mackay, Australia travel blog
Dangerous Waters
Nov 11, 2006

Up early in this morning as the family got ready to go to work and school as I felt a little guilty at being the only one not rushing about in the morning. But only a little. Went for a walk along a few of the many beaches in the area with lovely ...

A travel blog entry by alasdairm
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Rocket Man, Mackay, Australia travel blog
Rocket Man
Nov 12, 2006

I've always dreamed of traveling into space and today I would be one step closer with the construction of Mackay's very own space program with the help of some elastic bands, selloptape, an empty bottle and some spare plastic piping. Alice had a school ...

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Forum Discussions on Mackay (7)

Starting my RTW trip in Sydney
Posted on Sep 11, 2009, 08:27:45
"The Excellsior" is a great place in Sunshine Coast.Also another one is"Mackay Grande Suites" in mackay..both these are really good and affordable..all the sight seeing places are situated near to these hotels.. chek these out ...
Australia, what's it like?
Posted on Apr 3, 2007, 06:57:31
... at half the UK price. Most people tend to concentrate on the tourist trail from Sydney to Cairns so I wanted to get away from there and see the real Australia. I'll definitely do the West Coast from Perth to Darwin next time and see Tassie as well
Australia, what's it like?
Posted on Apr 3, 2007, 04:00:35
... in July (our mid winter) every year for a few days for work. I think the thing that most visitors find when they travel to Australia is that they plan to try to do way too much in the time they have available. I personally think taking a motor bike ride ...
From: Where is the best beach in Australia?
Posted on Sep 14, 2009, 04:51:26
hey since Whitehaven Beach was specified by the previous user as one of the best beaches in Australia u can try viewing them thru Reef Star Cruises,Mackay.It takes you to all the beaches/Islands/great barrier reef. visit reefstar.com.a u for more details ...