More then the Barrier Reef
The first Europeans to land in Cairns were Captain Cook and his crew in 1770 when navigation through the reefs proved quite difficult; they had to come ashore to make repairs to their ship – HMS Endeavour. North Queensland was rugged, coupled... more
CAIRNS, Queensland, Australia
Cairns is a quaint smallish city, not too big you cant find places easily, not too small you feel crowded. this colonial style city is based on the North East Coast of Tropical Queensland. there's plenty to do day time or night time, and not just i... more
D(r)iving around Cairns
On our second trip to Australia we spent a couple of days in Cairns again. Since we've been here before, we already knew the basics about this town... Backpackers, Beer, Diving and having lots of fun in the neighbourhood. The centre near the harbour is th... more
Cairns (November 2001)
This was our starting point of our trip in Australia. We were told by our travel advisor to start here and work our way south so thats what we chose. The reason behind this was because most young travellers in Oz start in Sydney and work their way North. more
A quiet popular destination in north queensland. It is the closest mainland to the barrier reef and only a short drive from port douglas and cape tribulation more
Queensland - my australian favourite
Queensland is cool you got great beaches the great barrier reef, lots of sun, tropical rainforest. Cairns by itself is not that interesting but a good place to get information and organize further traveling. more
Roundtrip Australia
we came from Singapore to visit Darwin, the Kakadu NP, Cairns, the rainforest, the Kuranda Railway, the Barrierreef, Ayers Rock, Olgas, Kings Canyon, Alice Springs, Sydney, Blue Montains and on the way back to Germany we had a rest in Malaysia - Penang more
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