Family food trail on the Atherton Tablelands

  I am frequently amazed at the number of families visiting Tropical North Queensland that give the Atherton Tablelands a miss.  A short hours drive from Cairns, the Tablelands offer varied scenery, wildlife experiences, relief from the searing heat of the coast, and some pretty spectacular food. Food tourism is well established on the Tablelands…

Beautiful Birds at Birdworld Kuranda

It is about time this blog shined some light on the unique village of Kuranda.  Located 40 minutes drive from Cairns, Kuranda is situated among World Heritage listed Wet Tropics rainforest.  The township is blessed with an abundance of activities to enjoy with children.  Today’s feature highlights the charming Birdworld Kuranda, located in the Heritage…

A Disney Almost Wordless Wednesday – Love is in the air.

  Focused on the Magic hosts a weekly Disney blog hop “Almost wordless Wednesday”.  This week we can participate because today Disney came to Cairns Australia.  Cairns, in North Queensland hosted Disney Live – Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show.  The theme for this weeks almost wordless Wednesday is “love is in the air”.  The love that…

Travel quick tip – Children’s sized headphones

A big thanks to my friend Sam for letting me in on this tip.  In preparation for our upcoming flight to China we just purchased children’s sized headphones to use on the plane.  My boys often struggle with the airline supplied adult sized headphones or ear plugs which are uncomfortable for them.  Child sized headphones…