Platypus Lake – Cairns, Australia

Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month.  New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. In NE Australia (a bit south of Cairns), there …

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Kangaroo Island, Australia – summary

Kangaroo Island is a great place to visit for several days or more. There are flights to Kangaroo Island, but most people take the SeaLink ferry.  Through SeaLink you can also take a bus ride from Adelaide to the ferry port to go to KI which is a convenient way to get there. Kangaroo Island …

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Kangaroo Island, Australia – Three Lighthouses

Lighthouses of Kangaroo Island, Australia   Kangaroo Island was my favorite part of Australia.  It has everything a person could want all in one place.  It has animals like penguins, wallabies, kangaroos, koalas, seals, short-billed geese, and others. It has the best ice cream I've ever had. It has quirky mailboxes. It also has amazing natural …

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Kangaroo Island, Australia’s penguins, seals, sea lions, wallabies, and, of course, kangaroos

There are so many chances to see animals on Kangaroo Island. First, there are Kangaroos and Wallabies just out and about in the town at night.  You can see them hopping across lawns at dusk.  If you are using a rental car, you aren't allowed to drive at night because it is so likely that …

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Travel food: Specialty food on Kangaroo Island, Australia – the best ice cream I’ve ever had

Clifford's Honey Farm on Kangaroo Island has the last genetically pure population of the Ligurian honey bees anywhere in the world.  All the other Lingorian bee populations in the world have been mixed with other types of bees.  But, because of Kangaroo Island's remote location, theirs have not.  The honey these bees make is delicious, …

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Animal interaction: Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary (Brisbane, Australia)

If you are in Brisbane, I recommend a stop at the Lone Pine Koala sanctuary.  There are over 100 koalas there, and you can see quite a few of them, generally sleeping in their trees or eating eucalyptus.   The park also has areas where you can walk around with, and in some cases feed, …

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Platypus Lake – Cairns, Australia

In NE Australia (a bit south of Cairns), there is a place called Tarzali Lakes that you can see platypus in the wild. This is a small lake that there are several platypi in. They are small and very fast so something like this may be the best picture you can get. You have to …

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Kangaroo Island, Australia – Lighthouses

Lighthouses of Kangaroo Island, Australia   Kangaroo Island was my favorite part of Australia.  It has everything a person could want all in one place.  It has animals like penguins, wallabies, kangaroos, koalas, seals, short billed geese, and others. It has the best ice cream I've ever had. It has quirky mailboxes. It also has amazing …

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