“Queensland is famous for its winter sunshine and spectacular beaches, just perfect for escaping the cold.
It is home to the world’s largest coral reef and offers some of the best scuba diving and snorkelling in the world. But the fun doesn’t end there.”
Find out more in my latest article for Stuff NZ - 13 Great Reasons to Visit Queensland This Winter.
Walking in the Daintree Rainforest, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stepped back in time to millions of years ago. It covers about 1200km2 of hilly terrain that makes up the northeast coast of Queensland.
Stretching down to the edge of the ocean in places and fringing remote white-sand beaches, this impressive rainforest is part of the UNESCO-listed Wet Tropics of Queensland and part of the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest in Australia.
Did you know you can visit this incredible rainforest whilst diving the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns? It's just a short bus ride away.
Find out more in my latest article for Forest and Bird magazine, Daintree Delights.
Researchers in Queensland, Australia have discovered why humpback whales breach and how they use different vocal communication methods to communicate over short and long distances:http://au.thescubanews.com/2017/04/26/researchers-discover-why-humpback-whales-jump/
