Queensland

Cassowaries are one of only two flightless birds in Australia. Rare and endangered, here’s where to find them in north Queensland near Cairns.

Over 3,500km and six days, from Mission Beach to Hervey Bay, I walked upon beaches, some wild and windswept, others, tranquil inlets…

Once favoured by the rich and famous who were drawn to Dunk Island’s sandy shores shaded by palm trees and an elegant…

Topical North Queensland is blessed with an abundance of spectacular waterfalls – some like Millaa Millaa Falls are well known. Others, like Windin Falls are becoming famous after being featured on Instagram. Here’s our guide to some of the best waterfalls near Cairns on the Atherton Tablelands!

Cape Hillsborough near Mackay Queensland has become famous for the wild wallabies and kangaroos that visit the beach at sunrise each day…

Seeing a full moon rising is a pretty special way to connect with nature in all its kick-butt glory. In Cairns Tropical…

I’m a big fan of scenic drives and road trips, especially road trips from Cairns. There’s something a little bit special about…

Ellinjaa Falls are one of the many magnificent waterfalls located on the Atherton Tablelands west of Cairns in Tropical North Queensland. Ellinjaa…

Cairns IRONMAN and Cairns 70.3 is an annual triathlon event held in Cairns each June. Fiona Harper travel writer camped out on…

Departing from Cairns on a Great Barrier Reef cruise expedition, Coral Expeditions II ventures into some of Queensland’s best scuba diving and…

? Barron Falls, Kuranda | Queensland Australia from Travel Boating Lifestyle on Vimeo. Barron Gorge National Park is located in Cairns western…

VIDEO: Trail running the rolling hills and dairy country of Atherton Tablelands, Cairns, Queensland Australia. Filmed using DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone | Fiona Harper travel writer for Travel Boating Lifestyle

Lumholtz tree kangaroos are only found in Daintree Rainforest & Atherton Tablelands Wet Tropics west of Cairns, in Queensland, Australia. View these ‘near threatened’ species in rare pictures captured of a wild tree kangaroo

Recently the tiny Pacific Island nation of Palau announced it would ban certain toxic sunscreens to protect its coral reef.  Which got…

Which Queensland islands have the best beaches? 1. Lady Musgrave 2. Fraser Island. 3. Magnetic Island. 4 Great Keppel Island are home to some of the best island beaches in Queensland. Palm Cove & Etty Bay are terrific mainland beaches too! | Travel Boating Lifestyle

Waterfall hike to Windin Falls on the Atherton Tablelands near Malanda, west of Cairns. It’s a 90min hike from the trail head to the top of the spectacular pool at Windin Falls, tropical north Queensland, Australia. Trip notes & hiking guide by Fiona Harper travel writer

Australia is the largest island in the world. Did you know that there are actually over 8,000 Australian islands dotted around this…

It takes a whole ten minutes after landing on Lady Musgrave Island for me to embarrass myself. My embarrassment becomes more acute…

Australia’s longest running point-to-point mountain bike race, the iconic Triple-R Mountain Bike Challenge (formerly the RRR) just got a whole lot bigger.…

Boating destination guide to Fraser Island and the Great Sandy Straits – a sheltered waterway north of Brisbane in south east Queensland.…

Hotel review: Fiona Harper travel writer checks into Alpha Sovereign Hotel on Queensland’s Gold Coast Famous for fun, the Gold Coast is…

I don’t recall the exact moment when my Cairns Ironman 70.3 dream began. But I know exactly when it fell off the…