Archive for the ‘Destinations’ Category

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 [...]

The Ultimate scuba trips

1.Sulawesi, Indonesia The scuba sites surrounding the small group of islands off the cape of Sulawesi have some of the greatest marine biodiversity on the planet. I spent most of my dives here searching for pygmy seahorses, but there are more nudibranchs and flat worms than anyone can identify. The Bunaken National Marine Park is [...]

Bismarck Sea – Papua New Guinea

Last week I dived a little bit south of Indonesia. I happen to like coral and sponges and sea slugs and all the weirdly shaped micro-creatures that crawl, slither and hop along the reefs. That is why I love the “fertile triangle” of the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG), where marine biodiversity is [...]