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Australia travel

A World Apart

February 20, 2011

What a week and what a diverse country we are lucky to live in. Sydney and the Whitsundays are only just 2 and a bit hours apart by air, yet it’s like travelling to another country. The diversity from a tropical paradise to the urban city life is so stark of a contrast, that it [...]

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Whitsundays Videos

February 19, 2011

The Whitsundays is a fabulous place. It’s not just the 74 tropical islands or the Great Barrier Reef that makes the area a special holiday wonder world. The mainland also holds real adventure in store for those that want a complete experience in paradise. Airlie Beach is the real heart of the Whitsundays. Affordable accommodation [...]

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Cyclone Yasi Whitsundays

February 1, 2011

Most people in North Queensland know how to prepare for a pending cyclone, but how do you prepare for one as big as Cyclone Yasi. People from Mackay to Cooktown are on alert for what could be the mother of all cyclones. Cyclone Yasi is the biggest to ever hit the coast of Queensland. We [...]

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Best Travel Images 2010

December 22, 2010

I wanted to make a blog post showing my favorite travel images taken during 2010. I thought perhaps 10 images would be enough yet didn’t imagine how hard it would be to choose the best 10 travel images from the hundreds and hundreds of photos that was taken during 2010. Sunsets seemed to feature quite [...]

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Safe Christmas Travel

December 20, 2010

Lots of people travel away from home at Christmas and it’s the time of the year where you must take your own safety seriously. If you are travelling by road, don’t drink and drive and stop for a rest break every 2 hours. Be wise and be safe on the road this Christmas. The biggest [...]

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Melbourne Here We Come

October 18, 2010

Some people say we are crazy leaving the Whitsundays to travel to Melbourne, but we do have to work sometimes in other places to show you what it’s like and give our reviews of tours, theatre shows and hotels. Tomorrow is packing day, making sure our camera gear is in working condition (most important task) [...]

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Ayers Rock Resort Uluru

October 15, 2010

It has just been announced that the the federal government’s Indigenous Land Corporation has purchased the Ayers Rock Resort complex for around $300 million. This is a great step forward for the indigenous people of the area and for tourism itself, as the purchase will give security to the operations of Ayers Rock Resort, which [...]

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Climbing Uluru – Ayers Rock Update

January 8, 2010

Good News. Common sense prevails and Uluru will remain open for tourists who want to climb the world famous monolith. The Australian Government has announced that Uluru will remain open to climbers unless set preconditions occur. These new conditions include safety reasons, dwindling climber numbers or new tourist attractions and experiences developed on site. This is particularly good [...]

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Domestic Air Travel Price War

December 15, 2009

There’s some serious savings to be had right now, with the major Australian airlines all jostling for your travel dollars. Now is the right time to book your travel needs, not just for the holiday season, for traveling to many Australian cities and regional airports way into 2010. Right now as I type, you can get [...]

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Canberra Balloon Festival 2010

November 27, 2009

If your looking for something spectacular to see and fabulously exciting to actively participate in, then next March, make sure you get to Canberra for the very thrilling Festival of Balloons help between Saturday 6 to Sunday 14 March 2010. There are over 50 balloons expected to participate in the coming Canberra Festival Balloon Spectacular, [...]

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