Self-Catering in Australia
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… →
Category Archives: Australia
Last days in Oz
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… →
Stradbroke Island
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… →
Brisbane
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… →
Townsville
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… →
Mission Beach
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… →
The Atherton Tableland
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… →
Daintree
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… →
The Great Barrier Reef
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… →
Cairns
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… →