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Luxury private island accommodation: Orpheus Island resort, Queensland.

Ten reasons why this is the perfect Queensland island resort

Here are 10 reasons why Orpheus Island might just be it.

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Craig Tansley
The Splash Bar.

Serious retro vibes and a swim-up bar: Where you want to be on a Friday

With newly renovated rooms in a beautiful location for an excellent price, this is an enticing weekend away option for city-slickers.

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Kylie McLaughlin
Kylie McLaughlin
Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island.

This bargain island paradise is Australia's best day out

Disaster strikes three-quarters of the way through my day-long trip to Queensland's Magnetic Island.

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Kylie McLaughlin
Kylie McLaughlin
Hotel Haegumgang, as it is now known in North Korea.

The bizarre story of how Australia's floating hotel ended up in North Korea

Queensland's ambitious floating hotel was a curiosity throughout its short life on the Great Barrier Reef during the 1980s.

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Julietta Jameson
Orpheus Island.

The exclusive Aussie island where only 28 guests are allowed

How to experience the raw, natural beauty of an Australian paradise.

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Peter Barrett
The Strand water park.

Townsville: 20 reasons to love it

Townsville has the activities, attractions and good food and drink to make any visit memorable.

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Carla Grosetti
City Lane cafes in Townsville.

Australian tropical city gets its own New York laneway

Chic development has made this city both hot and cool.

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Andrew Bain
Townsville, QLD

Townsville, Queensland: Travel guide and things to do

Townsville (including Thuringowa) is an elegant and substantial coastal city.

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So long in Cairns' shadow, Townsville has stepped out into its own hot light with a string of new developments.

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Townsville

Townsville, Queensland

So long in Cairns' shadow, Townsville has stepped out into its own hot light with a string of new developments.

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Electricity: Type I has two flat pins in a V-shape as well as a grounding pin. A version of the plug, which only has the two flat pins, exists as well.
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