Wildlife

It seemed like a visit to Australia wouldn’t be complete without journeying to the unique island of Tasmania. Nearly half of Tasmania’s 26,000 square miles is currently situated within some kind of protected reserve or park, ensuring the protection of … Read More

The unequivocal beauty of Lord Howe Island isn’t purely confined to the area visible above the turquoise sea. Under the transparent waters is a magnificent marine world, just waiting to be explored. Lord Howe is home to the world’s southernmost … Read More

Rising 875 meters from the southern shores of Lord Howe, the flat crown of Mount Gower dominates the island’s tropical landscape. The 10-mile return to Mount Gower’s summit is considered one of Australia’s best day walks, and was one of … Read More

Lord Howe Island is home to a few special birds, worthy of their own edition of the Birders’ Digest. Although home to many migrants and species that have made it over from the mainland, only a couple endemic species remain. … Read More

Along Lord Howe’s northeastern coast sits the locally-famous Ned’s Beach, a picturesque cove with a truly special, underwater community. Although undoubtedly the island’s most popular beach, there wasn’t a time when we saw more than a couple dozen beachgoers scattered … Read More

On our last day in Cairns, we traveled to the Tablelands, a highland region about an hour and a half west of the city. The relatively short trip was extended by a somewhat harrowing section of the drive traveling over … Read More

Just a couple hours north of Cairns lies the world’s oldest rainforest – The Daintree. The lush, tropical forests of Daintree National Park parallel the shoreline of the Coral Sea up to Cape Tribulation, ‘where the rainforest meets the reef.’ … Read More

Following our extended stay in Airlie Beach, we returned to Cairns for a day of SCUBA diving out on the Great Barrier Reef, something we were both really excited for. We booked the trip with Seastar Cruises, a company that … Read More

A few of the feathered friends of note below: New Zealand This was the only albatross we saw in New Zealand, spotted during the ferry ride across the Cook Strait. Unfortunately, we missed out seeing the Royal Albatross. The banded … Read More

Cairns, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, is hotter than **** in February. After the mild temperatures throughout New Zealand, it was a sudden shock to wake up to a heat index of 107°F, with humidity similar to that … Read More