Blogs from Cairns City, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 59

Cairns AdventuresMargaret Ashley Love Denise and Graham came and picked my up from the airport with a little sign that said "Ashley Love" on it. haha. we laughed and laughed, but we actually recognized each other anyways. They drove me into Cairns telling me all about it and dropped off all my stuff at this hostel, then we went down to central Cairns to walk around and had a great dinner, went to the night markets, then dropped me back off at my hostel and arranged to meet up in the morning at 9. We hit the road and drove up to Port Douglas, about an hour and a half away, had a nice breakfast and walked around Port Douglas which is a great little beach town with a lot of resorts in the surroudning area ... read more

Well we arrived in Cairns and we met up with Becky again (orginally from Surf camp for those of you who dont remeber) and the next day I flew to see Ben in Surfers Paradise for 5 days. It was really cool, I met some more Kieltys, always fun! and got fed and watered very nicely for the day! Unfortunately, I didnt get to meet the last Kilety in Brisbane, and I'm very dissappointed I have been unable to complete the set! lol! I also beat Ben at mini golf AND air hockey but I see he has neglected to put that in his blog! hmmm! After 2 days here we went to Brisbane where we attended our first Aussie rules match at the Gabba, it was awesome, partly becasuse at the end of the ... read more

Having spent almost three months in New-Zealand and Australia, I tend to believe that the main reason the British Empire had colonized those lands in the first place was creating future vacation destinations. Think about it: send some convicts, religious sects and landless people to the other side of the world, and less than 200 years later you have the perfect vacation spot. Far, wild, amazingly rich, encompassing everything from volcanic mountains, glaciers and fiords through deserts and savannas all the way to tropical rain forests. And in the same time it's very similar to home - same food, same language (almost), same driving side. Ideal for the young student and for the old retired couple. Ingenious. I bet it had been Captain Cook's idea - "I have found those lands to be particularly fitting for ... read more

FRA: Voila enfin avec trois semaines de retard les images de notre petit sejour chez nos bons amis “austalo-franco-suisses” de Cairns. Nous connaissons Ben & Karine depuis plusieurs annees deja, de notre club de hockey inline prefere a Nyon: les Coastwolves (qui viennent d’ailleurs de commencer avec brio leur championnat: www.coastwolves.ch). Il y a cinq ans ils sont venus vivre en Australie, a Melbourne, puis ont demenage a Cairns il y a environ 3 ans. Nous avons ainsi fait la connaissance de leur deux petits garcons, qui sont tous les deux nes Down Under. Meme si on aime bien Sydney et environs, on a hate de les retrouver dans quelques mois ! ENG: Here at last - three weeks late - are the photos from our little stay with our “Aussie-Franco-Swiss” friends in Cairns. We have ... read more

Had a great night sleep. Slept in late. Went for a wonder around Cairns. Apart from the promenade by the water front and the man made lagoon, there isnt anything special about Cairns. But wonder I did. In the sun it was incredibly hot (good preperation for Thailand.) Had lunch at the mall and then went to Quantas offices to book my ticket for Sydney. By now it was a bit cooler and for some stupid reason I decided to go for a run down by the Promenade. Considering I hadnt done any exercise for a few months now I suprised far I was able to run. I guess walking all day and lugging that hugh backpack around seems to work as execrcise. Got back and got myself showered. Then went down to the Irish bar ... read more