From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Whale Watching Season 2009

June 30, 2009

Grab your binoculars, charge up the camera batteries, the whales are on their way. The great white whale Migaloo, has been sighted off the central NSW coast heading for the warmer waters of Queensland. This signals the start of the whale watching season for 2009 and whale watching cruises will now be popular anywhere from [...]

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Allegra Resort Review Hervey Bay

June 24, 2009

Recently we had the opportunity to visit Hervey Bay and Fraser Island to gather review material and do photography work. We chose to stay at the Allegra Resort for the position. What a fabulous find this turned out to be. We traveled in the off season (late May) and upon making our search for a good hotel at reasonable [...]

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Best Zoo For Koalas

June 22, 2009

Someone just emailed us asking which zoo in Queensland is best for seeing koalas. The answer to this is purely a personal one from our own experiences, but if you want to get pretty close to one of Australia’s most lovable animals, the cuddly koala, you really can’t go past the Steve Irwin Australia Zoo at [...]

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Town of 1770

June 10, 2009

Small out of the way places, that are quiet yet full of charm, are hard to find anywhere along the Queensland coast nowadays, but the good news is that the Town of 1770 and Agnes Waters is still far enough off the highway to shelter it from the major tourist stream. In one way it’s [...]

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Rydges Capricornia Resort Yeppoon Review

June 4, 2009

Took a trip to central Queensland in May 2009, and stayed 4 nights at the Capricornia Resort, Yeppoon, which was originally built by Japanese businessman Yohachiro Iwasaki and now operated under the Rydges Hotel banner. We chose to stay at Rydges while in Yeppon as we are Prefered Guest Members and could make a review of [...]

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