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Seven days in Cairns: the Daintree, Port Douglas, and the Great Barrier Reef

The Imagination Trail April 28, 2019 4 Comments

Cairns Daintree Rainforest Cape Tribulation Port Douglas Queensland Great Barrier Reef Australia solo female travel

After my last-minute decision to stop off in Townsville and go looking for koalas on Magnetic Island, it was time to board the northbound Greyhound bus one last time, for the final leg of my journey up the Queensland coast….
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Australia, Oceania

Australia, beaches, Cairns, Cape Tribulation, crocodiles, Daintree Rainforest, Great Barrier Reef, Oceania, Port Douglas, Queensland, snorkelling, solo travel, The Imagination Trail, wildlife, Working Holiday Visa

North Stradbroke Island: an overlooked gem on Australia’s East Coast

The Imagination Trail February 24, 2019 3 Comments

North Stradbroke Island Brisbane Australia

North Stradbroke Island – or “Straddie”, as it’s known by the locals – is a popular weekend getaway for Brisbanites, but it doesn’t tend to feature too frequently on the typical traveller’s Australian East Coast itinerary. During my time residing…
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Australia, Oceania

Australia, beaches, Brisbane, islands, Oceania, solo travel, Stradbroke Island, The Imagination Trail, wildlife

This is me: my name's Rachel and I'm a blogger, writer, dreamer, feminist and volcano-chaser. In 2016 I left a successful career as an academic librarian in the UK and gave up my home and most of my possessions to go travelling throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand. In 2018 I returned to the UK, went back into librarianship, and now travel within Europe and further afield as much as possible in my free time. I hope to show that solo female travel is just as easy, fun and safe (if not more so!) as travelling with others.

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