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Cairns - The Paradise Posted 9 October 2011 by Sandra from Austria
Topic - Adventure and travel in Australia


In the holidays I had the chance to fly to Cairns for eight days. And I must say: IT WAS AMAZING!

If u think u know Australia after you have seen Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, I must tell u: U dont! Far North Queensland is magic and different! A whole other Australian experience!!!

The population is even more mixed up than in Adelaide. Plus there are lots of educated Aborigines and u can really see how well they are integrated up there. No matter where u go, everywhere are palms and they have a lagoon right at the sea where u can have a swim for free in the middle of the city. At the Reef Terminal u can take a ferry out to the sea and discover the Great Barrier Reef. I saw a whale and a sea turtle among many other colourful fish!

The nature is simply magnificent and the slogan ‘the rainforest meets the reef’ suits perfectly. After all the water adventure you can take a cable car into the mountains and hike through the rainforest and see tree kangaroos and cassowaries!

And if u prefer swimming in lakes and trying to hug giant trees u can go to the Tablelands where I also saw my first platypus and huge crocodiles!

So if u get the chance to travel u north, go to Cairns as it is a totally different experience!



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