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

Marni is your quintessential Cairns chick that has grown up in the Tropical North, embraces the great outdoors and has managed to score herself a job with one of the most popular tourist attractions in Cairns, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway.

We LOVE Cairns ZOOM – so much so that the kids have membership cards and we can pop along and let them ‘swing’ on the high ropes (and dangle over the 4m crocodile) anytime we want.

It’s time to introduce Maddie from Cairns Tropical Zoo who has, Charlie (my 9 year old) believes, the Dream Job – working with BIG fluffy animals everyday.

Juz and Dave are just your average Melbourne couple who bought a Troopy back in 2012 and hit the road. On the way they created a Blog called ‘Our Naked Australia‘ and have accrued a massive number of people who are keen to follow their experiences

Often seen spinning around Cairns Trinity Inlet, Captain Pat is in command of the unmistakable (and unmissable) Bad Fishy, Jet Boat company.

Our trip to the Gold Coast was a short-lived, wonderful blast of FUN, FUN, FUN at an iconic Australian Holiday Playground. Crowds, traffic and spending lots of money has never been high on my priority as a family ‘escape’