Ask any Cairns local where are the best playgrounds and you’ll undoubtably hear Muddies, The Pirate Shop, Figtree and Goomboora park. These are certainly fantastic playgrounds, but…

As we chugged up the river onboard the Lady Douglas with a beer in our hand (parents only) and our kids in major croc spotting mode I knew we had booked the right tour for the day.

Thanks to this you’ll find a heap of activities in Cairns and its surrounds that will entertain you and your kids and guarantee you fond family memories for years to come!

“Epic” was the resounding reply I got when I asked the kids what they thought about their morning spent wakeboarding and tubing

It’s hard to get the concept of crocodiles out of your head as you swim in the inky black waterhole at the bottom of Hartley’s Creek Falls. It doesn’t help that Hartley’s Creek Crocodile Farm is just down the road.

There’s a certain amount of ‘quirkiness’ that helps set QT Port Douglas apart from all the other resorts in the Tropical North Queensland (TNQ) region. As you check in you can’t help but notice the little differences straight away…

2Fish Seafood Restaurant has long been on my radar but after they scooped the title of ‘Best Seafood Restaurant in Australia’ I felt it was my duty to visit!

“This is the best mum! This is the BEST!!” squealed Charlie as we glided silently past the peninsula of Port Douglas…

Would you like to know our dirty little secret? As much as we (Rob and I) love living and working in Cairns the first opportunity we have for ‘couple time’ we are in the car and heading north

When I was a kid I was obsessed with animals, so much so that I would joyfully pounce on any orphaned/injured animal that I came across, with the aim of releasing them back into the wild later.

Our recent trip to Port Douglas gave us the perfect opportunity to sample dining out at a ‘fancy’ restaurant as a family. It was our first real attempt at a ‘proper’ restaurant and a nice a break from the pub cuisine

Freestyle Resort in Port Douglas has been on my radar to check out for a while now. It’s hard to miss their bright cheerful colours and the brilliant blue butterfly (Ullyses)

If you want a glimpse at someone who is living life to the fullest in TNQ then Brett from Windswell Port Douglas is the perfect example.

ears ago in another life I worked side-by-side on the Great Barrier Reef with this lovely couple, Kate and Lucas. These guys have since gone on to own and manage one of the best little tour operations in Port Douglas

As I watched my daughter fling herself off the Stand Up Paddle (SUP) Board onto a rope swing I gave myself a pat on the back. Brett (our guide) didn’t have much chance, the paddle board they were sharing shot backwards and he was soon jettisoned off

It’s a hip, laid-back, funky little resort town that sits on the doorstep of World Heritage Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef, BUT is Port Douglas really that family friendly?

Kids are funny. We’ve enjoyed many trips away as a family but they normally comprise of camping, or staying with friends or family. It’s not often that we get to stay in accommodation BUT

Our journey out on Quicksilver Cruises was ‘BIG’ in every sense of the word. BIG seas, BIG travelling time, BIG boat and BIG Pontoon – But, we did choose to brave a strong wind warning (26-33 knots)

It seemed we had landed at the perfect Family Haven. The cheerful chuffing sound of the nearby Bally Hooley, a historic steam train that chugs along an old cane train track, had greeted us as we checked into Tropical Nites Port Douglas.