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
Lord Howe is just as rich and unique in geological history as it is in its strong sense of community and values. The crescent-shaped island is the remnant of a large, submarine volcano along the Lord Howe Rise, an undersea … Read More
About 400 miles off Australia’s eastern coast, roughly equidistant between Sydney and Brisbane, lies the World Heritage Site of Lord Howe Island. Otherworldly in both natural and societal beauty, it’s as if time on Lord Howe froze decades ago… in … 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
