Archive for the ‘Destinations’ Category

Scuba Diving Official Certification

Due to the increase in the worldwide popularity of the pastime, a number of centres as well as courses with regard to diving qualifications has come up recently. In the United States alone, one can find nearly 2000 specialist scuba dive centres. The very first thing you’d ought to do before getting started with a [...]

A Gap Year Experiencing Oz

Gap years have grown to be more popular then ever for college students completing their A-levels, wanting to bench mark their brand new found independence by having a jaunt in the unfamiliar, just before committing to university or college life or their job. Who will blame these guys? You can find numerous destinations globally screaming [...]

Australias’ Barrier Reef

The Cairns marina is home to a fleet which consists of quite a few pretty incredible dive vessels. The newest member of the fleet is the Seastar, pretty much unveiled this past month. This unique spectacular cutting edge vessel is ninety feet long, and would make the trip out to Seastar’s scuba dive sites in [...]

A Cape York Adventure

Departing civilisation behind at Cairns, we ventured along the Peninsula Developmental Road. This further descended into a deeply corrugated track which wound along the way of the telegraph line, between giant rainforest trees and also across innumerable rivers approximately the little Aboriginal area of Bamaga on Cape York. “The Entrance to HELL — go back [...]

Where to Find the Best Holiday Packages

Are you in the process of organising a holiday? If you are and if your vacation will need air travel, you’ll find that you have various options when arranging your holiday arrangements. One of those options is to book a vacation package. Admittedly Cairns Packages do have their pros and cons, there are many travelers [...]

My Day Trip to The Reef with Deep Sea Divers Den

Monday , 26th August, and what a lovely North Queensland day to go to the Barrier Reef… and what a good decision to try “Reef Quest”, from Cairns which gave us an absolutely unforgettable day at the reef. After flying from Canberra a couple of days ago I was looking forward to some balmy weather. [...]

Mountain Biking Tours In Australia

If you like mountain biking and traveling, why don’t you combine the two for your upcoming holiday? There are mountain bike Cairns Tours for every skill level of biker. All you have to do is choose one. Mountain bike tours are simple to find all over the world. An organized mountain bike tour is wonderful [...]

Some Cairns Diving and Snorkelling Boats

The Great Barrier Reef, best visited from Cairns Australia is the world’s largest coral reef and home to an amazing diversity of marine life. There are a large number of cruise operators that depart from Cairns, I’ve listed the best below. Reef Encounter is an unique floating hotel offering 1 night or several nights surronded [...]

Something Different in Cairns This New Years Eve

Party Bus tours have sprung up in all the busy vacation destinations lately. And so they should. They make a good evening guaranteed. Both tours operate two nights a week. I’m sure they work in similar ways in other places such as Byron Bay and Melbourns, but I only know the Cairns one so I’ll [...]

Australians Have A Funny Idea Of Humour

People in Australia like to reassure visitors about the safety of the wildlife and landscape whilst at the exact same time warning of its dangers. It comes out sounding funny, leaving you unsure whether you should be relaxed or fearing for your life. Some Variations I have heard: “Don’t worry while you’re snorkeling: reef sharks [...]