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AUSTRALIA | Mon, 19 Oct 2015 | By stephmonahan | Views [389]
My second trip over mid-semester break was another class research trip to Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef. We drove overnight on a bus up to Gladstone (definitely not the most comfortable bus ride, but I would do it again in a heartbeat to go ... Read more >
Tags: australia, great barrier reef, heron island, heron island research station, university of queensland
USA | Wed, 24 Dec 2014 | By aamato20 | Views [589]
4 dives in 24 hours is a lot, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. I saw corals, nemos, dories, rays, and a sea turtle. I spent Friday in two areas of the reef diving and hanging out with all the backpackers. The group I hung out with consisted of ... Read more >
Tags: australia, cairns, great barrier reef, scuba diving
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 15 Jul 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [779]
Comfort zone. That place where we feel most at ease - familiar, understanding our surroundings and our expectations, daring to believe we have a degree of control in our daily lives.
Travel to different cultures challenges us to step outside of all ... Read more >
Tags: australia, backpacking, cairns, comfort zone, great barrier reef, mission beach, port douglas, travel buddies, tropical
AUSTRALIA | Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By lisaf | Views [1279]
I am a mother and a travel junkie.
A few years ago, when our son was slowly morphing into a teenage boy, we realised we had limited opportunities for family holidays. Teenage boys are not known for communicating or engaging in family activities, ... Read more >
Tags: australia, great barrier reef, queensland, sailing, travelling with teenagers, whitsundays
AUSTRALIA | Wed, 26 Aug 2009 | By adam_hamish | Views [1676] | Video
On their roadtrip through Queensland, Australia with Van-Tastic Adventures, Adam and Hamish go scuba diving in Cairns. Check out the video!
Watch more footage of Adam and Hamish on the Van-Tastic Adventures YouTube Channel
Tags: adventures, australia, cairns, diving, great barrier reef, road trip, scuba diving, van-tastic adventures, vantastic, world nomads
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By adam_hamish | Views [1612] | Comments [2]
After the taste of scuba diving that we got in the Whitsundays we were instantly hooked and craved more. Scuba diving is another one of those things that has to be experienced by everyone. It is like another world down there.
If you can have ... Read more >
Tags: adam rikys, australia, campervan, great barrier reef, hamish cross, prodive, queensland, road trip, van-tastic adventures, world nomads
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By adam_hamish | Views [1279] | Video
On their roadtrip through Queensland, Australia with Van-Tastic
Adventures, Adam and Hamish check out the Great Barrier Reef in a
helicopter and go horseback riding in Cairns. Check out the video!
Watch more footage of Adam and Hamish on the Van-... Read more >
Tags: adventures, australia, backpackers, cairns, great barrier reef, helicopters, helicopters, queensland, van-tastic adventures, world nomads
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By adam_hamish | Views [2052]
Our mission continues in Cairns to have a crack at as many adventure activities as possible.
We both have had pretty minimal experience riding horses so we figured we better start practicing for our next stunt which is to jump a horse over ... Read more >
Tags: adam rikys, adventures, blazing saddles, gbr helicopters, great barrier reef, hamish cross, maori wrasse, seawalkers, vantastic, world nomads
AUSTRALIA | Tue, 4 Aug 2009 | By smarkas | Views [1673]
We made it! After ten days of a whirlwind roadtrip up the east coast, Geoff’s Van-Tastic Adventures promotional tour has reached its final destination – Cairns! We dropped Geoff off at the Traveller’s Auto Barn so he could get all shiny and ... Read more >
Tags: australia, cairns, calypso, diving, great barrier reef, road trip, snorkeling, van-tastic adventures
AUSTRALIA | Sat, 1 Aug 2009 | By skitobe | Views [2814]
Diving on the Great Barrier Reef is an experience you should never to turn down. I have been diving in many places around the world, and the reef still has some of the best combination of hard and soft coral, giant clams, hawkesbill turtles and schools ... Read more >
Tags: cairns, diving, great barrier reef, pro dive, silver swift, snorkeling
AUSTRALIA | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | By carlsbad_sven | Views [394]
Cairns Australia is a tropical seaside city that boasts the largest gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. If you’re an aqualung astronaut such as myself, skipping Cairns is not an option. A stroll along the concrete boardwalk on the north side of ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, cairns, great barrier reef, mud