http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Queensland , Cairns , Cairns City en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:25:11 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:25:11 +0000 The Atherton Tablelands is considered THE agricultural center when it comes to Cairns. Gourmet traveling farming and dairies are all culminated in this one place. The Tablelands has started out as a forest but with the discovery of tin and gold in the area settlers pushed through and slowly developed the area. From farms it went to dairies from forests it became communities. This happened a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-461906.html Good day mateI just got back from my trip to Kuranda. It was a great day We went up the hill with the train and got some lovely views of the surroundings. There was a Korean girl in the train and she started talking to me. After that she asked me if she could come along with me into Kuranda Village and I said sure. In Kuranda village I went to the Koala Gardens and guess what...I've got a fe http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-460529.html If you are one on a journey of gastronomic heights Cairns can cater to some of most twisted whims. This city up above Down Under also knows how to combine exotic eating with fine dining. Independent food trips is fast becoming one of the hottest trends in food trips no more of those stuffed restaurant and foodnookandcrannyhouses you get brought into. So get your camper vans ready go on a f http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-460501.html Cairns is slowly taking the title from the other locale's to become the top gateway to the mysterious and worldrenowned Great Barrier Reef. In Cairns one can virtually indulge in all aspects of the great reef. Take a boat and go drifting through the great expanses of coral dive and snorkel through the blue waters of the reef and meet curious and notso curious looking fishes and other marine in http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-459410.html photos so far camper van with us outside and Mary at the Crystal Cascades site with the rainforest mountains in the backgroiund http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-455761.html Unser erster Stopp in Cairns war im Visitor Center um eine Map und ein paar Information ber Touren zum Great Barrier Reef einzuholen. Einen gnstigen Campingplatz haben wir etwas auerhalb der Stadt ca. 10min mit dem Auto entdeckt. Die Stadt Cairns an sich war leider etwas enttuschend da sie auer der Nhe zum Great Barrier Reef nicht sehr viel zu bieten hatte. Cairns war im Jahre 1876 urspr http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-455676.html The East coast of Australia is probably best known for the Great Barrier Reef and it didnrsquot let us down. We managed to get Beccy booked on to the same Open Water Dive Course I did seven years ago which meant I was home alone for a couple of days whilst she was stuck in a classroom studying. Naturally I did the man thing nothing much although I did go fishing and caught a tiddler. The t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-455003.html As my time in Cairns comes to a close I thought it time to update you one last time about the happenings here in Far North Queensland.My work in Port Douglas came to a rather abrupt end after about 3 and a half weeks. The school holidays came to an end and there was no longer such high demand for housekeeping staff so that was that. Thankfully I had kept up my Baskin Robbins duties and the week http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-453057.html Hakeutuuko katesi usein iltaisin sohvapoydan alatasolle ja etsii sielta Aurinkomatkojen talviesitteen Vai odotteletko hyvia Finnairin kaukolentotarjouksia Aasiaan Mutta et oikein tieda minne sita lahtisi ja Thaimaakin on jo nahty Nyt voit heittaa huolet ja alleviivauskynat sohvan taakse silla kiertolaiset ovat aikaa vaivaa ja rakkolaastareita saastamatta tehneet pohjatyon puolestasi.Vertailus http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-450582.html I went to the Great Barrier Reef today It was very cool. I went snorkeling and got to see tons of coral and fishies. They were some cool colors too bright green orange brown blue etc. The coral was all kinds of weird shapes and so shallow my fins would hit it as I swam over it. The water was really rough so it took a lot of energy to swim around though. It's also fairly far away from the m http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-449427.html I'm officially in Cairns I got here on Wednesday last night about 730 pm. I got dinner and ice cream and took a shower and went to bed. I got up really early and took the Kurandas train up into the mountains. It's an historically train and it was awesome. I got to see a ton of great landscapesenvironments. There were really pretty water falls coming out of the mountains as well that I got pic http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-449142.html Here are the photos that I forgot to attach to the last blog http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-448500.html Hello AustraliaIt's been two weeks in Cairns now and I'm loving the weather. I don't want to rub anybody's face in it but the coldest it's been here for the last 2 weeks has been 28 and let me you tell you that's kinda chilly when every other day is over 30.Cairns is a nice little city that should be on everybodies itinerary when they visit Australia. From here I've been able to go snorkel t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-448480.html I canrsquot quite believe that I have been in Cairns for two months especially when I look back at my first blog entry from Cairns and remember how homesick I was. I have had a good time experienced many new things met some wonderful and not so wonderful people and learnt loads. Since my last blog I have sold raffle tickets at the local supermarket for the Lionrsquos club so I am now of http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-447748.html Last week there was a charity day at the lagoon to raise money for lsquoBreast Cancer Researchrsquo. There was a field of pink ladies which you could sponsor in memory hope or inspiration. I sponsored one and wrote a message of inspiration for my Grandma who has bravely gone through breast cancer twice. In the evening I wore a pink wig to work and we donated the tips that we made on the nigh http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-444624.html Hi allemaalNa 5 weken werken vond ik dat ik wel weer een vakantie verdiend had... Heb 3 weken bij de Royal Agricultural Society gewerkt in het Olympische park als datainvoertypmiep daarna nog een week als receptioniste bij een drankenbedrijf en tussendoor en op zaterdags bij een vriend van mij Jeremy in zijn tuincentrum plantjes potten water geven en vooral heel erg zweten. Totaal nie http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-444234.html Few more pictures from Cairns Thought Dad would be proud of me enjoying a 4x stubby. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-441373.html Hello from sunny QueenslandI have had a busy week There were lots of new people in the hostel this week including a couple from Guildford. The hostel is still not my favourite place but I have got used to it and am sleeping better due to my routine of firstly spraying my pillow with lavender next making a tent with a spare blanket to stop the air conditioning blowing on me and then finally put http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-441190.html Sunday 20.09.09We left Benalla with a plan to drive a couple of hundred kilometers before pitching the tent sorry everything will be in kms the car only counts in kms. Wersquove got an ace book which lists free and cheap places to camp so we chose one just off the route and found it without too much trouble. It was just a recreation field in a town called Yarong and the sign at the gate sa http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-440294.html Hello from far awayI hope you are all well. As you have probably seen on the news Australia has been hit by a dust storm that covered New South Wales in a blanket of Red dust yesterday whilst up in Cairns we had clear blue skies. But when we woke up this morning it looked more like the dusk. The smog had lost its red colour but visibility was poor and the dust left me with a tickle in my throat http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Cairns/Cairns-City/blog-439309.html