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Australian Kite Surfari Packs a Punch in Tropical North Queensland

Posted on 19 August, 20218 November, 20230 Comments12min read
Kiteboarding on Elim Beach in Far North Queensland // Travel Mermaid

What an epic way to end our time in FNQ.

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Fitzroy Island Day Trip From Cairns: Snorkelling and Hiking Guide

Posted on 26 July, 20219 November, 20230 Comments15min read
Snorkelling on Fitzroy Island, Great Barrier Reef- Cairns // Travel Mermaid

Discover the best secret snorkelling spot.

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The Best Walks and Hikes In Cairns

Posted on 13 July, 20219 November, 20230 Comments18min read
White Rock Lookout hike in Cairns // Travel Mermaid

Get to know the best side of Cairns.

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Is this paradise? Living in Port Douglas, Australia

Posted on 9 July, 202111 October, 202310 Comments Location: Australia7min read
Rex Smeal Park at sunset in Port Douglas // Travel Mermaid

This is one of those places where people always return.

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Sometimes all you need are cuddles with Mum 🥰#koalababy
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View from our new halfway house in the Noosa hinterland. After two years away, it feels so good to be back beneath the canopy in Queensland ❤️⁠⁠#sunshinestate #australia
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Welcome to The Glass House! 🏠 🌊 ...⁠⁠A while ago the Sailor and I came up with the idea of setting up a kiteboarding stay in Western Australia, and so while this is still in the pipeline we settled on a boutique holiday stay for now. We spent months transforming our guesthouse into this gorgeous space. It took A LOT of work, but we finally opened in January and we've been so stoked with the feedback, which made all the hard work worth it. ⁠⁠It's almost booked out until 2023, but if you're ever in WA, come check it out! 👋🏼⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠@glasshousewa⁠ ⁠⁠#westsidestory #wanderoutyonder #boutiqueaccommodation #airbnbaustralia #westernaustralia
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My little town just had a foodie festival 🦞⁠⁠When I moved to Geraldton I remember noticing that everyone either looks like a fisherman or a surfer! ⁠Partly true. It has one of the largest fish industries in Australia, famous for its Western Rock Lobster. ⁠It's also hotly contested as being the the country's kitesurfing capital as it's recorded to have some of the strongest onshore winds in the world (called the 'sodding southerlies' by some locals), which would certainly test the sea legs of any long-serving fisherman.⁠⁠The weekend was a celebration of culture, incredible local produce and the people behind it, with some hot 🔥 WA chefs making the magic happen.⁠⁠We took an insightful peek inside Gero’s Lobster Factory, the 2nd biggest fish holding facility in Oz after Perth with a 70 tonne capacity, then bought a fresh back-of-boat lobby for $20 and had it cooked-up for free (so sweet and juicy, tasted amazeballs 🤤).⁠⁠Some food buffs also had the chance to catch a chopper 🚁 over to the stunning Abrolhos Islands for an exclusive long lunch. Mebs next year for that one.⁠⁠⁠#westernrocklobster #lobstermania #shoreleavefestival #geraldton #westernaustralia #wildwildwest
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Locals! 🐬⁠⁠So cool to have a pod of wild dolphins hang out around the bay at Monkey Mia. As I read my book I watched them swim for hours up and down the shoreline, weaving in between swimmers and kayakers. ⁠⁠We also spotted turtles 🐢 and huge rays from the beach. The marine diversity around Shark Bay is pretty awesome.⁠⁠〰️⁠⁠🎣 Back in the 60's a few local fishermen started feeding the dolphins leftovers from their daily catch, slowly built up their trust and they've been visiting this shore ever since.⁠⁠🧭 Shark Bay was named by the British pirate (and explorer) Bill Dampier who felt the area was frequented by sharks 🦈, but it was probably dolphins he saw.⁠⁠⁠#dolphinwatch #monkeymia #worldheritagesite #sharkbay #westernaustralia #wonderoutyonder @australiascoralcoast
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Lovely little getaway to the beautiful Monkey Mia. ⁠⁠It's been a busy year moving state, with renos and starting a new business in the wild wild west, so this was a much needed few days away. ⁠💆🏻‍♀️⁠⁠Mia (spoken "MY-ah") is the Aboriginal word for home/resting place. It's believed 'Monkey' either comes from a ship that visited the area in the 1800's, or the Malay pearlers that camped here back in time and kept pet monkeys. 🐒⁠⁠#monkeymia #sharkbay #westernaustralia #wanderoutyonder #thisiswa @australiascoralcoast
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