Queensland

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Queensland, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Australia’s unexpected hip, chic city of Brisbane

08/10/2019 by .
Brisbane

There’s lots to discover in the thriving cosmopolitan city of Brisbane, with memorable experiences awaiting those who take time out to explore the New World City by the river, as Keith Lyons finds.

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Lady Elliot Island

19/01/2017 by .
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Famous for seasonal whale watching, Lady Elliot Island a 3,500 year old coral cay is among the most pristine and untouched sections of the Great Barrier reef. Our small glass bottom boat is bobbing up and down like a cork over the ocean swell   when the skipper jumps for joy shouting “we’ve got one, there’s two now… wow! Just look at them go”.

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The Great Barrier Reef

30/09/2015 by .
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Dipping my head under the water and experiencing Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for the first time, I feel I’ve stepped uninvited into  a colourful underwater world where sea life is busily going about its business just like it has for thousands of years. I have to admit I feel a bit of a voyeur, just staring at all the busyness going on around me and then I realise no one down here is remotely interested, even the giant clams seem to look at me in a disdainful sort of way. It’s a busy life and everyone’s got somewhere to go.

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Sydney to Brisbane along Pacific Highway 1. Sensational Coastal drive.

28/06/2013This entry was posted in Australasia, Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Sydney and tagged , on by .
Sydney to Brisbane along Pacific Highway 1

Andy Mossack drives the iconic Sydney to Brisbane along Pacific Highway 1 route along Australia’s eastern coast.

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