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Lake Barrine oh how I treasure you. At the time of writing this I am fortunate to live just a short drive from this incredibly beautiful ancient volcanic crater lake. I visit often, at all times of the day and in all kinds of weather. You can find this pristine lake on the Atherton Tablelands about 1.5hrs from Cairns if you take the Gillies range. There is a Teahouse right on the lake that is a tranquil place to have a Coffee - (not a fan) or Tea and scones, sit back and be o

Nov 15th 2025 ACCOR STADIUM SYDNEY IN OLYMPIC PARK Wow! I just took my son to see Metallica in Sydney! WOW - what a show and hands down the BEST Concert I have been to so far. Cairns - Sydney Airport Sydney Airport - HILTON SYDNEY CBD HILTON CBD - THE GALERIES on George coffee, croissants, vege wrap, ham and cheese toasted bagel & a Fanta GALERIES - HILTON shower & change into Metallica Shirts, sneakers & Denim HILTON - TOWN HALL (TRAINS) TOWN HALL - LIDCOMBE - T7 Change tra

Hmmmm, yea Nah! I have had my share of sleeps at many a 5 Star Hotel around the world and unfortunatly The Riley Cairns , dose not stand out for me. My most recent stay was in October 2025, a girlfriend and I went to Cairns for Estatic Dance and instead of driving the 2hrs back up the hill to home at 10pm at night, we decided to indulge, stay in a nice hotel and relax. I have stayed at the Riley 5 or 6 times since it opened in 2018, simply because of the Pool. Except for sn

Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan I really love visiting Japan - the land is very easy for me to connect to. This is partly because of the Earthquakes. Deep inner Earth minerals and gases are released often merging with the water, land and air that we spend time in. Time is limitless and boundless in this moment on this day where the sun is rising again from the east behind the mountain where I stand golden light shining out from within the clouds to seperate and open up the sky into a

Had this soft poem come through in the morning mountain land of snow as my face was pressed against the bus window looking out across the beautiful mountain landscapes of Hokkaido as the road wove ever upwards carrying me on towards Niseko. White snow snow white white liquid light frozen white light snow white light sunlight glitter dancing soft & powdery silent white snow land wind and snow flurry hurry snow white wind snow dance slow dance wind white flow dance Whispers of

If you want to see the Great Wall in its natural authenticity without refurbishment you should make your way to Simatai. 120km Northeast of Beijing about 3 hours on a good day, the Great wall stands in all its glory spanning out across the rugged mountainous landscape as it has done since 1368. Simatai is hands down the best place to genuinely experience the magnitude and presence of the Great Wall of China. And while the wall has not been renovated or refurbished the ancien

Long Island - Whitsunday Islands North Queensland Australia Theres a saying that rocks shouldn't be removed from where you find them, that they belong to the land where they are found and to take them away is to disrupt the sacred dreaming of Earth, their spirits will be disconnected from their kin and the stories of the world and this place they hold will be become fragmented and lost. This is true, but not for all rocks. While massive boulders bigger than skyscrapers that m