Mount Alexandra Lookout: The view that frames the ocean
When you travel across Australia, there will be no doubt you’ll come across many beautiful sites and beaches. If you are road-tripping around it can be easy to simply pass some by and never know they existed. So if you’re driving through from Cairns to the Daintree, I urge you to stop and stretch your […]
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Curtain Fig Tree: Towering over the Tablelands
Quick Facts Part of our trip across the tablelands involved us stopping to see the Curtain Fig National Park. This national park is a forest filled with Strangler Fig Trees. The largest of which is nicknamed the Curtain Fig Tree due to its abnormal growth. You will find strangler fig trees a common sight across […]
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Millaa Millaa Falls: Waterfalls in the heart of the rainforest
I did not know much about Millaa Millaa falls before my trip to Australia, in fact, I’d never heard of it at all. But near the end of my tour, I was asked to extend it for an extra few days and visit the waterfall circuit. Since I’d had an incredible time so far, I […]
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Lake Tinaroo: Canoeing amongst Nature at Night
When I was travelling through Queensland I was told our upcoming hostel, On the Wallaby in the town of Yungaburra, offered a Night Wildlife Canoeing tour. Having done a bit of canoeing in the past I was keen to try it again. And to do so at night across Lake Tinaroo, surrounded by wildlife, is […]
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Lake Eacham: The Oasis of the Tablelands
If you’re looking for the perfect picnic spot, you’ve found it. I found Lake Eacham to be surrounded by lush rainforests and filled with crystal blue water perfect for swimming in. My tour guide brought us here, and I never expect to find a lake so stunning. I came here straight from visiting the Curtain […]
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Josephine Falls: An Escape into Nature
When my tour guide Noddy told us she was taking us to Josephine Falls, she described it in two words, Natural Waterslides. This prompted more questions from us, but Noddy kept schtum. By the time we arrived the excitement had built up in the coach. But when the doors opened in a car park and […]
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Babinda Boulders: Australia’s Natural Sculpture Garden
Just outside of Cairns this swimming hole is not only hugely popular with tourists but locals too. For me, this was the final spot on the waterfall circuit as well as my final stop in Queensland. It was sad knowing my time here was coming to an end. However Babinda Boulders was an incredible way […]
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