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Finding A Career in Scuba Diving

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 22:25 Comments Off

When you find yourself bored with your same monotonous daily life you could start wondering where to begin a much more exciting occupation in addition to life-style. If you enjoy Scuba Diving, then the real question is : you could start to start a career in the scuba profession. Finding a dive career seriously isn’t [...]

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Cairns’ Reef

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 22:27 Comments Off

The Cairns harbour houses a fleet that contains some quite awesome dive boats. The most recent member of the fleet is the Seastar, recently brought out this last week. This excellent good-looking brand new ship is 80 ft long, and can make the journey out there to Seastar’s dive sites in under an hour. The [...]

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A Cape York Adventure

Monday, January 2, 2012 22:54 Comments Off

Departing civilisation behind at Cairns, we ventured along the Peninsula Developmental Road. This further descended right into a deep corrugated track which wound along the way of the telegraph line, between giant rainforest trees and also across innumerable rivers up to the little Aboriginal area of Bamaga on Cape York. “The Entrance to HELL — [...]

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How to Find the Best Holiday Package Deals

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 22:28 Comments Off

Are you in the process of planning a vacation? If you are and if your trip will require air travel, you’ll find that you have numerous options when booking your vacation plans. One of the most popular options is to book a vacation package deal. Admittedly Cairns Packages do have their pros and cons, there [...]

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My Day Trip to The Great Barrier Reef with Reef Quest

Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:43 Comments Off

Tuesday , 21st September, and what a stunning Queensland day to go to the Reef… and what a good decision to try “Reef Quest“, from Cairns which gave us an absolutely unforgettable day at the barrier reef. After flying from Melbourne the previous day I was looking forward to some balmy weather. It was a [...]

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Mountain Biking Tours In Australia

Monday, December 5, 2011 1:35 Comments Off

If you like mountain biking and traveling, why don’t you combine the two for your upcoming holiday? There are mountain bike Cairns Tours for every skill level of biker. All you have to do is choose one. Mountain bike tours are simple to find all over the world. An organized mountain bike tour is wonderful [...]

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A Selection Of Cairns Reef Trips

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 22:05 Comments Off

The Great Barrier Reef, best viewed from Cairns Australia is the planets largest living thing and home to an incredible diversity of animal life. There are a large number of trip vessels that leave from Cairns, depending on what you want to do. Sunlover Cruises offers the shortest journey time, longest play time at the [...]

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Why Not Try These New Years Eve Party Options in Cairns

Saturday, November 19, 2011 0:45 Comments Off

Party Tours have sprung up in all the popular holiday towns lately. And so they should. They make a fun night out impossible not to have. Both party bus tours run two nights a week. I’m sure they operate the same in other places such as Surfers Paradise and Sydney, but I have experience of [...]

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A Few Australian Dangers And An Unique Way Of Finding Out About Them.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 18:02 Comments Off

People in Australia enjoy reassuring visitors about the safety of the wildlife and landscape whilst at the exact same time warning of its deadliness. It comes out sounding funny, leaving you unsure whether you should be relaxed or worried for your life. Some Variations I have heard: “Don’t worry while you’re snorkeling: reef sharks are [...]

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My last five scuba diving holidays

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 1:29 Comments Off

1. Rangiroa, Polynesia Few places have caught my imagination like Polynesia, and the secluded islands of the Tuamotu Archipelago, about 270 miles from Tahiti, felt incredibly remote. Rangiroa means “Long Sky” and it is one of the largest atolls on the planet. Two channels, named Tiputa and Avatoru, allow the Pacific into and out of [...]

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