A continent, a country, a people (actually, several peoples). Population: 27 million (2025). King of Australia: Charles. The culture is also very similar to England. Australia is big! The 6th largest country in the world. We went from Cairns to…
Today we're going into the mountains. Well, to check out the Blue Mountains, two hours west of Sydney. We're up in time to catch the train, which runs once an hour. A bit of bad luck: part of the track is out, so...
This morning we first secured our next sleeping spot, at Airlie Beach. Then we took the bus to the hike on the other side of Magnetic Island. The path leads to an old WWII fort perched atop the cliffs. It's 27°C, the sun...
We were picked up early (7 a.m.) by a van and headed to the Daintree Forest. It was a beautiful drive along the coast to Port Douglas, about an hour's drive on a winding road. Upon arrival at the visitor center, we first had to go through a smoking ceremony...
Today we took a trip to Kuranda, a mountain village in the rainforest, about 25 km from Cairns in North Queensland. Luckily, it was cloudy, not too sunny, as the UV index here quickly exceeds 10. But it was…
