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Texada is the largest of the Gulf Islands, but only has a population of about 1100 people. By car, the island can only be accessed by a 35 min ferry ride from Powell River’s Westview Terminal; therefore, it will take you 3 ferries from Vancouver to Texada (unless you fly). As it’s not the easiest…
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Not going to lie, Koh Chang was not our first choice of islands during our visit to Thailand. Unfortunately due to very bad storms, the southwest islands were in a state of emergency, and we decided to visit an island on the other side of the country. It turned out to be the perfect and…
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You’ve finally made it up to the remote Far North Queensland ready to snorkel or dive the Great Barrier Reef, only to discover you’ve got to drop about $200 on this day trip. During my 5 months in Cairns I visited the reef MULTIPLE times, either for free or very cheap. Here are ways how…
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Have a few days (or months) in Cairns and looking for things to do? Consider heading over to Fitzroy Island! It’s only a 45min ride aboard the Fitzroy Flyer from Cairns. I was lucky enough to volunteer at the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre on the island once a week during my 5 months in Cairns so…
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We spent 4 days in the South West, and even extended our trip by a day because we loved it so much. I wish we had had more time to spend around this region but we had to head back inland to continue working on the farm for our second year WHV. No matter the…