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Category Archives: Australia

Self-Catering in Australia

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Mrs Vagabond — Leave a reply

How to save money by self-catering in Australia When I was first estimating the likely costs of our Australia trip I allowed AU$50 per day for food for the 2 More… →

Posted in Accommodation, Australia, Food, Places, Travel tips and snippets | Tagged cook, dining, food, restaurant, self-cater, supermarket | Leave a reply

Last days in Oz

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Mrs Vagabond — Leave a reply

On our last day in Brisbane we wanted to get among those beautiful jacaranda trees.  Rather than heading in our usual direction we walked up and over the ridge south More… →

Posted in Australia, Journey log, Places | Tagged Brisbane, City Cat, jacaranda, New Farm Park, Power Station, river | Leave a reply

Stradbroke Island

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Mrs Vagabond — Leave a reply

Our expedition to Stradbroke Island started with a walk to South Bank railway station, where we took the train to Cleveland.  It was a meandering route and we stopped at More… →

Posted in Australia, Journey log, Places | Tagged beach, dolphins, kangaroos, North Gorge, Point Lookout, Stradbroke Island, turtles, whales | Leave a reply

Brisbane

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Mrs Vagabond — Leave a reply

As a taxi to Townsville airport was only $22 it hadn’t been worth making the extra effort required to get the shuttle bus.  The airport itself was small, and memorable More… →

Posted in Australia, Journey log, Places | Tagged Brisbane, city hopper, fortitude valley, jacaranda, sandals, west end | Leave a reply

Townsville

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Mrs Vagabond — Leave a reply

The drive to Townsville was a simple run down the Bruce Highway, parallel with the coast, but we couldn’t linger anywhere too long as we had to return the car More… →

Posted in Australia, Journey log, Places | Tagged beach, bus, ferry, Forts Walk, koala, Magnetic Island, Toolakea, Townsville | Leave a reply

Mission Beach

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Mrs Vagabond — Leave a reply

While checking out of the Gables we mentioned our failure to spot a tree kangaroo the previous day, and our host immediately gave us directions to a tea plantation just More… →

Posted in Australia, Journey log, Places | Tagged Dunk Island view, Innisfail, Millaa Millaa, Mission Beach, tree kangaroo | Leave a reply

The Atherton Tableland

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Mrs Vagabond

Rejoining the main road just south of Mossman, we soon left the canefields behind as the road wound steeply upwards. Occasional breaks in the forest revealed spectacular views down over More… →

Posted in Australia, Journey log, Places | Tagged Atherton Tableland, Australia, Herberton, Hypipamee, Mabi, platypus, Queensland, Tinaroo, Wongabel, Yungaburra

Daintree

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Mrs Vagabond — Leave a reply

We collected yet another Yaris the next morning.  There must be reason they are so popular with hire companies: we might buy one when we return to the UK.  Our More… →

Posted in Australia, Journey log, Places | Tagged Barron Falls, beach, Cape Tribulation, Cow Bay, Daintree, ferry, Mardja walk, Mossman, Palm Grove, Port Douglas, zoo | Leave a reply

The Great Barrier Reef

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Mrs Vagabond — Leave a reply

Our trip to the Great Barrier Reef included a pick-up from the hotel, so we were spared the challenge of finding the right boat among the dozens at the marina.  More… →

Posted in Australia, Journey log, Places | Tagged barrier reef, dive, excursion, seasick, snorkelling | Leave a reply

Cairns

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Mrs Vagabond — Leave a reply

We knew we were getting a meal or snack on the flight to Cairns, our first Qantas flight, but there had been no option online to select a vegetarian option More… →

Posted in Australia, Journey log, Places | Tagged botanic gardens, brush turkey, butterflies, Cairns, centenary lakes, fern house | Leave a reply

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