Part 1…A popular tourist attraction in Cairns…Beyond expectations…Wish we’d visited sooner….
The sign outside the huge permanent farmer's market in downtown Cairns, Rusty's Markets, a popular tourist attraction as well as a favorite...
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Parasitic plants growing on trees are a fascinating way nature provides for a plant that must "borrow" nutrients from thriving trees...
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Negative comments from a reader…Torn about responding…
Sunrise over Trinity Beach. It's a rarity that a reader sends us a negative comment. When it does occur, perhaps once...
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Venomous snakes and snake bites in Australia…First aid for snake bites information…A personal venomous snake encounter 17 months ago…
(Not our photo). The Inland Taipan or Fierce Snake reported as the most venomous snake in Australia. Yesterday's Sydney Herald newspaper...
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Vacation rental horror story…More horrific news for tourists to Bangkok…
The drive to Smithfield Regional Park which we visited yesterday was pleasant. The day started out sunny quickly changing to clouds and...
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Australia’s crime stats…World Crime rate stats…Travelers, please read…
View of Double Island at a distance. With all the strife, wars, natural disasters and horrific incidents on the news each day,...
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We expected too much…A tough dose of reality…
After many months of relatively mindless, easy living, I glanced out the window of our Airlink plane yesterday afternoon. I realized we...
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