When you think of Australia’s Whitsunday Islands, you probably think of sizzling hot temperatures, pure white sandy beaches, turquoise waters, and powder blue skies, but if you visit during the tropical wet season of January to March, you’ll be lucky to get three out of four. We visited in January after what had been a…
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Best of Travel 2014
With May almost upon us, it is time to pack away the winter woollies and dig out your laptop for a spot of online holiday surfing! The summer holidays will be here before you know it, and if you fancy doing something a little bit different this year, you might find just what you are…
Happy Australia Day!
Today, Sunday 26th January 2014, is Australia Day, and if you are looking for an extra special holiday destination for 2014, you might want to make your way Down Under and take a glimpse at what Australia has to offer! We were lucky enough to spend six-weeks touring this amazing country, and while we would…
The Wonderful Whitsunday Islands – Where Whacky Wetsuits come as Standard!
One of the highlights of our trip to Australia was sailing the magnificent Whitsunday Islands. The weather wasn’t great in terms of sunshine (although it was very warm), and it was stinger season when we visited, but that didn’t detract from the beauty of these spectacular islands in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef…
Australia – Heading Down Under
For us Europeans, Australia is just about as far as we can go until we start coming back again, and as such, it remains a dream destination for many. A vast expanse of land surrounded by the Indian Ocean to the left and the Pacific Ocean to the right, Australia is big, beautiful and bountiful,…