Thursday Island
Take an adventure to Thursday Island. Learn the history of pearl shells and how it changed the northern end of Australia. Thursday Island has an abundance of history and heritage waiting to be explored. The afternoon is spent at the Torres straight hotel where you can see the relaxed way of life on the island.
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Thursday Island
My fabulous helicopter trip with GBR Helicopters over Cape York, Far North Queensland, Australia. In this video we're hovering over Thursday Island in Torres Strait Islands. For more adventures and videos visit my travel blog: blondedownunder.blogspot.com.
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Hawaii Travel Guide - 13 Tips for a FANTASTIC Trip to Oahu
One of the most spectacularly beautiful places on Earth. Known as the “Gathering Place,” join me as I help you decide what to do, where to go, and what to eat on the incredible island of Oahu.
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-Coconut Waikiki
-Seaside Hawaiian Hostel
-Waikiki Boutique Hostel
Food:
Below are some of my personal favorite places…all highly recommended, but I left off a few places…there is so much good food on Oahu. Best bet is to ask the locals…they know best:)
ONE FANTASTIC RESTAURANT that didn’t make the video, but is absolutely delicious is Marukame Udon Noodles in Waikiki. I only didn’t include it, because it’s already so well known. Also Dat Cajun Guy in Hale’iwa is another excellent spot that didn’t make the video.
Featured Places to Eat:
-Leonard’s Bakery
-Helena’s Hawaiian Foods
-Giovanni’s Shrimp Truck
-Kono’s
-The Pig & The Lady
-Diamond Head Market & Grill
-Ahi Assassins
-Ono Seafood
(No website that I could find. Open 9AM-6PM, Closed Sunday & Monday)
-Maguro Bros.
(No website that I could find. Open 9AM-3PM, Closed Sunday)
-Matsumoto’s Shave Ice
-Kokonuts Shave Ice
-Waiola Shave Ice
BEACHES:-Waimanalo Bay (Windward Side)
-Lanikai Beach (Windward Side)
-Kahana Bay Beach Park (Windward Side)
-Waimea Bay (North Shore)
-Sunset Beach (North Shore)
-Makapu’u Beach (Southeastern Oahu)
-Ala Moana Beach (Honolulu)
-Waikiki (Honolulu)
-Halona Beach (Near the Halona Blowhole)
-Haunama Bay (Southeastern Oahu)
THINGS TO DO:
-Aloha Stadium Swap Meet (Hours: Sun 6:30AM-3PM, Wed&Sat 8AM-3PM)
-Haunama Bay
-Scuba Diving (Reef Pirates Diving)
-Go on a Hike
(Hikes Featured: Diamond Head Crater Hike, Makapu’u Lighthouse Point Hike, Lanikai Pill Box Hike, Koko Head Crater Railway Trail)
-Halona Blowhole
-Waimea Valley & Falls
-Rent a Car and Explore the Islands
Don’t Miss:
Kailua (Especially the Farmer’s Market outside Whole Foods every Thursday evening)
Kāneʻohe (Especially the Botanical Gardens and the Valley of the Temples
Kualoa Ranch
Kayaking out to Mokili’i Island
Kahuku Land Farms (ESPECIALLY THEIR PAPAYA)
Hale’iwa
Chinatown
-Lastly…explore Waikiki
NOT MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO:
The Bishop Museum is a very cool museum in Honolulu
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Torres Strait Islands, Australia
The Torres Strait Islands are a group of islands to the north of the Australian mainland stretching nearly as far as Papua New Guinea. There are 14 inhabited islands, but only the two neighbouring islands of Thursday Island and Horn Island have developed visitor facilities. These two islands are the most visited, and have regular scheduled air and ferry connections. The other islands are left to the more intrepid voyager or those with business with the indigenous communities. Scheduled light aircraft, helicopter, water-taxis, barges and private boats allow access to all this inhabited islands, or even the possibility of spending a day or night on an entirely uninhabited island.
The Torres Strait Islanders were the first Indigenous Australians to gain legal recognition of their ownership of the land. Traditionally they were fierce headhunters until the arrival of the missionaries (celebrated yearly throughout the Islands on July 1st as The Coming of the Light.) Due to the missionary influence, Islanders are often very generous and keen to share their culture.
Most residents of the islands are still Indigenous Australians (with the ratio of around 6 to 1). Many of the non-indigenous residents are temporary, employed in education and health, policing and military, and overseas workers in hospitality.
Thursday Island is the main administrative centre, with a population of around 4000 people on an island only 3.5 square kilometres. It has a permanently manned military barracks. Neighbouring Horn Island has the main airport, with air links to Cairns and light aircraft links to several other inhabited islands. It has a smaller population of around 600, but a much larger land mass of 60 square kilometres. Most residents of Horn commute to Thursday for work and education, and there is a regular ferry service between the two.
The fishing is absolutely amazing in the crystal clear waters of the Torres Strait. Although quarantine regulations control what can be taken back to mainland Australia, freshly caught fish in ice boxes are permitted. Snorkelling on the reefs is pretty good too, but caution is required as some reefs house sharks and crocodiles.
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Pattaya Beach Road Ladies Waiting For Customers
A series of shots along Beach Road Pattaya. This area is known for it's large numbers of freelance ladies. The road is approximately 3km long with ladies throughout the whole road. Peak times are 7pm to midnight.
Cooktown travel video guide Queensland Australia
In this Adventure on our drive through North Queensland we venture north of Cairns, up the famous Bloomfield track and visit the destination of Cooktown.
Cooktown is steeped in Australian History and rich in culture so we spent a few days checking out many of the great things to experience in this great Queensland destination.
For further information on what we have featured in this story please visit
The Lions Den Hotel
ph. (07) 4060 3911
website.
Cooktown Orchid Travellers Park
ph. (07) 4069 6400
The Sovereign Resort
(07) 4043 0500
website.
James Cook Museum
p. (07) 4069 5386
Restaurant 1770
p. (07) 4069 5440
Guurrbi Aboriginal Tours
(07) 4069 6043
website.
Apollo Motorhomes
p. 1800 777 779
website.
Ep.164 At the Top of Australia
We reached the top of Australia, Cape York! Due to the weather we couldnt get to the cape so we had to settle with the view from York Island. A bit of a disappointment for not stepping on cape york but we coudnt do anything about it!
Next stop, hello Thursday Island! We arrived on the Mabo Day Parade, a day where the Islanders celebrate Eddie Mabo and
what he did for Aboriginal land rights. There was a day full of pride and joy among the locals. As you wander throughout the Island there's an immediate strong religious feeling, especially on the main street where you will find several church's. But the crew were eager to climb up Green Hill to check out the key military sights including the trenches, a concrete bunker and the remains of a crashed US plane . From the top of Green Hill you get uninterrupted, spectacular views of the neighbouring islands, including Horn Island. To get into the amazing history of the Island, Thursday Island Cemetery shows its multicultural past in its full glory. Thursday Island was also the port of departure for my great friend Gonzo, from now on only with the girls.
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HUGE Abandoned Water Park Condemned Due To BACTERIA OUTBREAK
This abandoned water park was part of a resort that went abandoned a few years ago. The water park closed down in 2015 because kids kept getting sick with E Coli after swimming there. Not only that but there were numerous safety and sanitary problems that the park rarely addressed, After the water park shut down, the resort followed. The entire resort has since been demolished, but the water park remains abandoned.
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