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Holiday at home Reading Drink

With so many options to choose – Being magazine publishers, we love Yeah, we don’t mind a drink. Here’s
from Cardwell in the south to the print. Obviously. In our fast-paced, where we go for a refreshing ale or
Torres Strait in the north, and out to screen-obsessed lives, reading a creative cocktail.
the Tablelands – it’s time to book book (or magazine) is one of our
your next staycation. team’s great pleasures. 69 Craft Beer

51 Sweetwater Lodge 56 Cairns Libraries Hemingway’s Brewery
Surrounded by the magnificent We’re huge fans of our city’s eight Hemingway’s Brewery is on a mission
to educate our taste buds. Their credo is
Mt Lewis mountain range, this hidden local libraries. The staff are always that beer tastes best when it’s local and
gem in Julatten will be your new favourite helpful, friendly and keen to recommend
weekend hideaway. Stay in the Gyspy a great read. fresh, after all. We tested this theory, and
Wagon and thank us later. 57 Cairns Books and QBD at Cairns Central we wholeheartedly agree. Apart from
the dozens of different beers on offer,
sweetwaterlodge.com.au 58 Whileaway in Port Douglas their Cairns and Port Douglas venues are
59 Collins Booksellers at Smithfield among our favorite hangouts in TNQ.
52 Silky Oaks Lodge Shopping Centre Cairns Wharf and Crystalbrook
Enjoy next level luxury – literally – when 60 Second-hand bookshops such as The Superyacht Marina, Port Douglas
you stay in a treetop suite at this Book Lounge, Sue’s Bookshop, Gemini hemingwaysbrewery.com
stunning rainforest getaway. Cool cocktails Book Exchange and more
by the riverside, awe-inspiring rainforest
surrounds and the Treehouse Restaurant, We’d like to see It takes a concerted
Silky Oaks Lodge is a luxurious, secluded effort to put down your phone or switch
must-do for a holiday at home. off a screen streaming bingeworthy
shows in favour of reading a book, but the
silkyoakslodge.com.au benefits are worth it.

53 Crystalbrook Collection
Riley, Bailey and soon-to-open Flynn really
are exceptional places to stay. We love the Explore
thoughtful details at each property and the Macalister Brewing Company
attentive and friendly staff. Crystalbrook is People from around the world visit In a short space of time, Macalister’s
a true game-changer for Cairns tourism. If our place on holiday, but we get to has become a local institution. With
you haven’t had a staycation at one of their live here – let’s make the most of it! a picturesque view over cane fields,
properties yet, then what have you been minimalist décor in an industrial shed
doing with your weekends? 61 Track down a Cassowary at Etty Bay and truly sensational beer brewed on
site, Macalister’s is a must-do favourite
crystalbrookcollection.com 62 Climb Mt Bartle Frere via on the Cairns hospitality scene.
Josephine Falls
54 Fitzroy Island 63 Lake Eacham 6 Danbulan St, Smithfield
55 Mission Beach and Dunk Island There’s nothing like a dip in Lake Eacham macalisterbrewingcompany.com.au
In addition to recently purchasing Dunk to cool off. Whether you swim before or Also recommended Barrier Reef Brewing
Island, investment company Mayfair 101 after you experience the delights of the Co. and Coral Sea Brewing Co.
has also been awarded the tender for Dunk rainforest on the 3km walking circuit is
Island Spit in what will be a major drawcard entirely up to you, but it really is a must.
for the Mission Beach region. It will be 64 Stroll and shop at Yungaburra Village
interesting to see what else Mayfair has Pick your own strawberries at Tolga
planned for Mission. Watch this space. 65
66 Paronella Park
We’d like to see The view from a room 67 Original and Heritage Markets at Kuranda
in all the places listed above! 68 Get your local history on at Cooktown

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