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Keeeens (Cairns) and surrounding area
(Nov 30 '06)
"My ankles actually doubled in size with the swelling...... almost to the size of a normal adult male!"
Days 55 to 60 - Cairns
Cairns is not a place that anyone goes to because they want to see ...
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Madder than a bag full of cut snakes
(Jan 31 '07)
Right, I think we left this last at the Whitsunday Islands (sorry it's Rupert again first. Jo P - sorry it's always me first but Jo is the popular one and whilst she's still answering all her e-mails ...
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Hello Hello!
So this is the last entry for the east coast. If it wasn’t for the computer in cairns it would have been up along time ago with the rest of the entries! ...
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I didn't realize when I flew into Cairns that is would be so lush and green. It is known as the rainforest part of Australia and it was super humid there. Cairns itself is a ...
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Cairns
(Mar 18 '07)
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3.18.2007 Cairns (Queensland), Australia
Cairns (pronounced “cans”) is located on the north-eastern coast of the State of Queensland and offers the closest access to the natural wonders of the ...
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the night dive...
(Feb 01 '07)
"so there we were, a couple of worms floating near the surface of the water wearing black wet suits and sharing an oxygen tank."
Merry Christmas everyone!
(Dec 21 '06)
Arrived in Cairns in beautiful weather, very hot and sunny. Had a couple of days in a hostel before Mum and Dad arrived, so we hired a Hyundai Getz and gotz out and about (sorry, I couldn't resist ...
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The Great Barrier Reef - Wow!
(Dec 15 '06)
Have a whole week in Cairns which is a real luxury. Have booked ourselves an apartment 'spurge' to reward ourselves after 10 weeks in a campervan – what bliss! After 18,066km driving across Australia ...
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We stepped out of the plan at the airport in Cairns and were immediately assaulted by the oppressive heat of the tropics. Giant palm trees and ferns greeted us ...
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The Rest of the Gold Coast!!
(May 19 '07)
"we headed up to a town called mission beach, which is a small town on the sea but ted said had amazing fish and chips,"
Recent Blogs for Cairns
I found Nemo!!
(Jul 09 '08)
On my second day here I went on a little boat ride out to the Great Barrier Reef. I met a Terri from Montreal and she was traveling by herself so we kind of paired up. She decided to only snorkel ...
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Hostels...
(Jul 08 '08)
After we landed in Cairns Chris and I attempted to make sense of the pay phones and the crazy Australian money. I managed to get a hold of Krissy and Daddy and Gail and had to give up after that. I ...
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Cairns on the Coral Sea
(Mar 21 '08)
As a city, Cairns is small and very tourist oriented with at least three pubs per block, but it is the perfect launching off spot for access to the Great Barrier Reef. The scenery around Cairns is ...
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