WOW - The last few days has seen me travelling up north into the tropical Daintree rainforest. 2 days back i took the longest gondola in the world which runs from Cairns to a village in the fringe of the forest called Karunda. Was especially nice as the route was directly over the forest. The forest itself is a world herritage site and is recognised as the oldest rainforest in the world (with over 6000 flowering plants - many of which are unique to the forest)...

My first impression of Cairns was when i was getting off the plane and having to walk accross the tarmac to the terminal. I had been prepared for what I was reliably warned as "Australia at her hottest and most humid". I was not dissapointed. Anyone who has been to Vagas in the summer knows that feeling when walking out of the nice air conditioned hotels onto the strip. you open the door and are hit with the heat of a thousand invisible hair dryers. Wel...