Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, Destination Guides, Islands & Beaches, Nature, Queensland, Townsville, Travel Itineraries, Whitsundays

7 Days in North Queensland Itinerary: Road Trip from Whitsundays to Cairns

Queensland‘s tropical north is home to some of the most spectacular natural wonders in Australia, making it the perfect destination for an Australian road trip. This itinerary is for a 7-day road trip through the most beautiful & iconic places in North Queensland, including the Whitsundays islands and Whitehaven Beach, the Great Barrier Reef, Port Douglas and the Daintree Rainforest. The Great Barrier Reef may … Continue reading 7 Days in North Queensland Itinerary: Road Trip from Whitsundays to Cairns

Genevieve LaurenNovember 14, 2025November 22, 202524 Comments

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, Destination Guides, Islands & Beaches

15 Amazing Things to Do in Queensland’s Tropics

Queensland is a magnet for superlatives. Biggest. Oldest. Most Beautiful. Only. Queensland’s tropics are famous the world over for natural marvels like The Great Barrier Reef, lush rainforests, idyllic beaches and islands and colourful local character. I’ve rounded up the best things I’ve experienced in Tropical North Queensland, hopefully to inspire you to explore the region too. Read More: The Ultimate Queensland Travel Guide 1. … Continue reading 15 Amazing Things to Do in Queensland’s Tropics

Genevieve LaurenMay 26, 2019November 22, 20252 Comments

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, Islands & Beaches, Nature

Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef from Green Island

It’s the Great Barrier Reef, but not as you know it. Green Island is a coral cay within the Great Barrier Reef, just off the coast of Cairns. My best friend Chloe & I visited on a day trip from Cairns during our week in the Whitsundays & Tropical North Queensland. The Great Barrier Reef is one of the main reasons we were visiting Tropical North … Continue reading Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef from Green Island

Genevieve LaurenJune 17, 2015February 26, 202316 Comments

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, Islands & Beaches, Nature

Cape Tribulation: The Only Place in the World…

Cape Tribulation in Tropical North Queensland is the only place in the world where two World Heritage Listed Sites collide. It’s not every day you get to visit a place that is truly the only kind in its category, so walking along the beach at “Cape Trib” was pretty special. I acknowledge the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people as the First Nations owners of the land … Continue reading Cape Tribulation: The Only Place in the World…

Genevieve LaurenMay 1, 2015November 3, 202511 Comments

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, Nature

Epic views on the the Kuranda Skyrail & Scenic Railway

The journey to the rainforest village of Kuranda is even more stunning than the destination. Just 25km out of Cairns in the Atherton Tablelands, Kuranda has attracted visitors for over a century for its beautiful location in the rainforest and it’s proximity to the majestic Barron Gorge. Today, Kuranda is a destination famous not only for its stunning natural surroundings, but the artisan markets, the … Continue reading Epic views on the the Kuranda Skyrail & Scenic Railway

Genevieve LaurenJanuary 8, 2015February 26, 202316 Comments

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, Melbourne, Port Vila, Vanuatu, Victoria, Whitsundays

Top 5 Travel Experiences of 2014

Some of these experiences or moments are “big” and others are seemingly “small”, but looking back at 2014 these are the most special ones that made it such an exciting year. Snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef If it wasn’t bad enough that for 21 years I’d lived in Queensland yet never visited our most important icon, I also spent one of those years working for … Continue reading Top 5 Travel Experiences of 2014

Genevieve LaurenDecember 28, 2014September 2, 20253 Comments

Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, Destination Guides, Whitsundays

Travel Budget: 1 Week in Queensland

Travel in Australia has a reputation for being expensive, especially when you compare it to many nearby Southeast Asian countries. I recently spent a week traveling in Tropical North Queensland with my best friend, Chloe, and I wanted to share my budget for the trip, and hopefully convince a few more travelers that Tropical North Queensland should be on their list. For flight, buses, accommodation and … Continue reading Travel Budget: 1 Week in Queensland

Genevieve LaurenDecember 12, 2014May 5, 20238 Comments

Australia, Cairns & Great Barrier Reef, Nature, Queensland

Visiting the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary in Kuranda

It makes sense that this larger-than-life slice of Queensland is also home to the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, which is the biggest butterfly sanctuary in the world. Cairns & Great Barrier Reef is no stranger to extremes. It’s home to the Daintree Rainforest, which is the oldest living rainforest in the world and 80 million years senior to the Amazon. The region’s capital, Cairns, is the most … Continue reading Visiting the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary in Kuranda

Genevieve LaurenDecember 8, 2014September 2, 20258 Comments