Garpal Gumnut
Ross Island Hotel
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It's a long way from most of Australia, but the Atherton Tableland of far north Queensland offers some charming little towns and villages and tourist attractions in the most picturesque region of QLD and perhaps Australia.
A few Tableland towns that spring to mind are Malanda, Kuranda and Yungaburra.
The scenic beauty of the area is unsurpassed - brilliantly green high rainfall country, relatively high altitude a couple of thousand feet above the adjacent coastal lowlands, superb scenery with spectacular views, rainforests, mountains, waterfalls, volcanic craters, pristine rivers and creeks, mild year-round climate without the uncomfortable humidity of the nearby coastal regions.
Tourists are well catered for, and the area is only a short drive west of the coastal centres of Cairns and Innisfail....definitely one of my favourite places in the whole of Australia.
Do a Google search for 'Atherton Tablelands' and see what comes up.
Out of interest - can anyone offer an opinion on Tenterfield and Stanthorpe? We're thinking of spending a long weekend this year visiting a couple of the national parks and wineries in the area - but will avoid the Apple and Grape Festival. I'm sure winter woolies will be a necessity, but will it be worth it?
I like both places for a visit - by small country town standards I think they stack up as well as most places.
I was in Tenterfield last May and one thing I remember is the spectacular Autumn colours of the trees.
The worst- Halls Creek and Fitzroy Croosing, if you've been there you'd know why.
The best - Byron Bay(Strop's Pub)
Worst- Adelaide
beautiful town but now over populated with feral bogans and unruly kids.
Best- Ellis beach .... actually the Ellis beach hotel to be precise
Ellis Beach north of Cairns? I've driven through it umpteen times but never stopped
The Portsea Hotel.
Great Pub.
Best cooked Steak in Oz.
They have the plaque to prove it!
Went there with the missus and she ordered Barrumundi
and I ordered Angus 12 ounce Porterhouse well-done.
The place was packed and the food was fantastic!!!!!
If you ever want to eat at a Pub Lunch that's the place.
This was all done in Jan 2010
The Portsea Hotel.
Great Pub.
Best cooked Steak in Oz.
They have the plaque to prove it!
Went there with the missus and she ordered Barrumundi
and I ordered Angus 12 ounce Porterhouse well-done.
The place was packed and the food was fantastic!!!!!
If you ever want to eat at a Pub Lunch that's the place.
This was all done in Jan 2010
You'd call Byron a country town, lived in that area all my life (only recently moved 8 months ago) and Byron is more a coastal tourist town, not country at all. Yet such a beautiful area, geez I love when I get the chance to go home. One last thing, The Beachy (Strop's Pub) is one of the best pub's in Australia IMHO.
The place I moved, Roma QLD. Which is a great country town, as well as the surrounding area, just really friendly people.
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