Cairns tagged posts

In Australia, Adventure, Diving & Snorkeling, Oceania On  10/04/2012 

One of my reasons to come to Australia was to dive in the Great Barrier Reef, so I got an airplane to Cairns on northern Queensland coast. The city, at this time of the year, reminded me Brazil (Salvador). It is hot and humid, and I loved. It was the rain season, so there is a bit of rain almost every day and, at the same time, there is bright sunlight everyday too, like tropical Brazil.

Cairns seemed a calm tourist town but with a lot of activities: diving, rafting, ballooning, national parks, islands, crocodile watch, skytravel… There were so many options it was hard to choose one. First I wanted to get a sense of the place, see the town, so I waked a lot around the port, the marina, the esplanade. Then, I rented a bicycle (actually, I borrowed from Stephen’s friend on Gilligan’s) and went on a bike trip around town. It was a bit rainy but good to get a broader view of the city.

After that, I spent some time relaxing on the city Esplanade Lagoon...

In Australia, Oceania On  14/02/2012  No comments

This morning, from the airplane the landscape view of Cairns and Great Barrier Reef was beautiful.

In + More..., Errante and tour guides On  08/02/2012  No comments

In Australia, Oceania On  07/02/2012  No comments

I went cycling around Cairns and relaxed on the pool/lagoon.

In + More..., Australian Curiosities On  07/02/2012  No comments

Every morning, Inn Cairns gives me a complimentary copy of the local newspaper, The Cairns Post.  This morning, while I had my coffee I read the news that they caught a 4.3m crocodile in Cairns region. By the photos, it was rude. They even have a phone number to receive calls in case someone sees a croc around…

In Australia, Oceania On  06/02/2012  No comments

I just arrived in Cairns. Ahead, days by the sea.