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Travel ideas
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QLD
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the magazine for travellers, explorers & daydreamers
THE BEST OF
QUEENSLAND
THE TOP 13
MUST-SEE
DESTINATIONS
Best
beaches
from buzzy
to secluded to
simply stunning
QUEENSLAND SPECIAL
Natural
encounters
get to know
queensland’s
cutest critters
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Food safari / Road trippin’ / Family fun
AND LOADS MORE INSIDE
The stunning Wallaman Falls in
the World Heritage-listed Wet
Tropics, North Queensland.
QLD
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Photos © Gold Coast Tourism, www.bluedolphintours.com.au; cover: Mark Clinton Photo
Photo; inside back cover: Corbis; back cover: Tourism and Events Queensland.
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The stunning Wallaman Falls in the World Herit
QLD issue hello Photos © Gold Coast Tourism, ww
THE QUEENSLAND ISSUE MOSSMAN GORGE Culture clu
contents QUEENLAND SPECIAL A place in the sun
NEWS & EVENTS TRAVEL DESK the latest, the hottest
travel desk The Whitsunday Islands look just
Digital detox looking to unwind and disconnect fr
travel desk STAY Shacking up Words: S
My Queensland queensland stuns any way you look –
travel desk When asked about her
At the northern end of Whitehaven Beach is Hil
THE BEST OF QUEENSLAND 01 THE WHITSUNDAYS S
TopThirTeen 02 BRISBANE Captivating culture Dis
THE BEST OF QUEENSLAND 04 Floating fauna
TopThirTeen Sunset at Snapper Rocks bring
THE BEST OF QUEENSLAND 06 Go troppo
TopThirTeen 08 Grape expectations
THE BEST OF QUEENSLAND 09 08 1 0 10 GOLD
TopThirTeen
THE BEST OF QUEENSLAND Aren’t these ba
FOOD SAFARI C E U N L I T S
QLD CLOCKWISE FROM TOP
FOOD SAFARI Eat local A go
CLOCKWISE FROM MAIN IMAGE The Fish House restaur
QUEENSLAND WILDLIFE Great Barrier Reef The Great
QUEENSLAND WILDLIFE natural encounters UNDERW
QUEENSLAND WILDLIFE
Photos © Imagebrief/Peter Casamento, Imagebrief/S
QUEENSLAND WILDLIFE
QUEENSLAND WILDLIFE Wallabies This cut
The Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival is the mos
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Photos © Jennifer Pinkerton
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Roy Gibson is a local legen
FROM LEFT Elder Roy Gibson has many a story to s
Indigenous designers and models steal the spotlig
INDIGENOUS CULTURES More top Indigenous trave
Queensland’s often tranquil coastline will put
BEST BEACHES Photo © Gold Coast Tourism The
BEST BEACHES Fun for the whole family The
The barrel of this wave offered
BEST BEACHES CLOCKWISE FROM
Best secluded beaches A strip of sand sepa
Island life With epic surf, the Great Barr
If you like the idea o
LIFE IS A HIGHWAY DISCOVER THE VASTNESS AND BEAU
ROAD TRIPPING
the National Trust-l (a legacy of the are the qui
ROAD TRIPPING CLOCKWISE FROM T O P L E F T
CLOCKWISE The Daintree coastline has its fair sha
FRASER ISLAND GYMPIE SUNSHINE COAST Photos
Holiday hijinks WHETHER IT’S UP IN THE SKY OR D
FAMILY Photo © Tourism and Events Queensland
Queensland is a family holiday Mec
of playing at the Children’s Art Centre at the Ga
there are attractions to spark the curiosity of c
FAMILY FUN Photos © Alamy, Tourism and Events Q
From roving entertainers to enthusiastic barte
NIGHTLIFE Photo © Jared Vethaak The
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Laid-back Salt
Whatever your poison, you’ve got your whisky
TRAVEL GUIDES City scoop we asked in-the-know loc
cityscoop Photos © Clare Powell/Heritage Bar, Go
your guide to what’s on in queensland 18
travel planner MAY– JUNE, GOLD COAST Cooly Rocks
The CHALLENGE ADVENTURE, RELAXATION AND EXCITEM
For the luxury lover $$$$ Photos © Jared Vethaak
The CHALLENGE continues One week Head to Cairns
Two weeks Explore the Gold Coast Hinterland and T
Q&A Travel clinic w h e n i t c o m e s t o h o l
travel clinic I’m going to Australia for my hon