While staying in Cairns we hired a car for 3 days to explore far North Queensland. We couldn’t believe how much there was to see so close to Cairns! One of our favourite spots was Granite Gorge in the Atherton Tablelands. Here you can interact with and feed wild Mareeba Rock Wallabies that are endemic to […]
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The Great Barrier Reef was at the top of our list of things to do in Australia. We’ve been slowly working our way up the East coast from Melbourne and having finally arrived in Cairns we got straight onto researching the best way to visit the Reef. Choosing a Great Barrier Reef Tour There are […]
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Jake got me the most awesome birthday present last year – a trip to Pulau Selingan aka Turtle Island. I had researched the trip but had decided it was too expensive so I was over the moon when he treated us both. He’s such a good egg (sometimes!) This post will cover how we booked […]
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By chance we found ourselves less than two hours from Phillip Island and its world renowned penguins! I love penguins so it was a no brainer that we would visit Phillip Island. We researched how to get there, booked an Airbnb and wrote a rough itinerary of things to do. The post will offer advice […]
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Kuala Lumpur literally translates as “muddy estuary” which is a far cry from 21st Century Kuala Lumpur. We spent 10 days in KL and if I’m honest it wasn’t my favourite destination. Don’t get me wrong there are lots of positive things about Kuala Lumpur but I think 10 days split over two visits was […]
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We visited the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre during our stay at the Sepilok Jungle Resort. We knew very little about these animals before coming here but were intrigued to see “The World’s Smallest Bear”! We had plenty of time in Sepilok to visit both the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and the Sun Bear Conservation Centre. […]
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The Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sepilok was one of the destinations we most wanted to see while travelling through Asia. Lisa and I are both animal lovers and we couldn’t miss the opportunity to see these amazing animals and visit this important conservation centre. Getting there We did quite a lot of research before coming […]
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