Cairns is a fairly big international destination. The population basically doubles in peak season with tourists. A favourite of the Japanese in the 80's and 90's. The signs in the city were in English and Japanese and they built so many resorts and hotels. Then the Japanese economy went south and it never hot back to the level of 4-5 747 jets every morning full of tourists back in the day.

After a 4 hr drive from Canberra to Sydney(2 1/2 hrs drive with 1 1/2 hr stuck on the M5) or a flight from Perth to Sydney a ferry ride is a must.

Summer time in Cairns They don’t winter autumn Sumer spring They have 2 seasons Wet Dry

At 5:22 you can see water. My father came up on a train from Melbourne in '43; covered in coal soot from the train and decided to jump into the sea on arrival. The tide was out and there was only mud flats.

Here is Australia, Americans find it strange that we do a sort of line dance to the song Nutbush sung by Tina Turner. Here in Australia we think its strange that Americans send their children to school with a gun, so I guess it all balances out, right?

Mate, FNQ dont have the nicest beaches. You should check out south coast NSW, Tassie, Victoria, and Southwest WA. Bit cooler, but pristine white beaches.

Hey mate I’m from Melbourne & i only visited cairns this year I acknowledge your enjoyment of the place enjoy your time here & thanks from Auz 👍

Driver is always closer to the centre of the road.

Cairns is lovely, but my fav spot up there is Port Douglas.

So glad that you got to drive a car with the steering wheel on the right (correct) side of the car. President Clinton used to visit here, as he had a friend living in Palm Cove that he stayed with. Also Bill Gates used to stay at a friends house on the cliff at Yorkeys Knob.

Well bugga me! An American who can pronounce Cairns correctly. She does get a little warm up here (lol) Welcome Mate. Don't forget to Slip, Slop Slap.

You can't go in the water,cross, box jelly fish and Americans!

You have discovered the worst beaches in Australia. The Great Barrier Reef means little or no surf and little or no sand. Australia has thousands of magnificent beaches. The Great Barrier Reef region has very few of them. Also in Southern Australia the superb sandy beaches don't have stinging 'jelly fish" or crocodiles! Hopefully you can go underwater to see the reef before Trump kills the coral for good! (The hinterland in the Cairns should be explored there rainforests, magnificent waterfalls and volcanic lakes.

hundreds of people are killed by visa license drivers. 5 tourists were killed in my local area in 1 accident - Nigerians driving on the wrong side. International drivers licenses should never be issued without at least some tuition somewhere. Be aware of how difficult it is to switch sides.

GLORY!!!'m favoured, $140K every 3weeks! And am retired i can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless America 🇺🇸 ❤️

Did you notice the free swimming enclosure at Barangaroo? Looks like you walked past it. The singing bugs are called Cicadas :)

Ok just another stupid tourist that didn't do any research on where they were going, all the complaining maybe stay t home next holiday

Check out Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island.

Probably a good idea to wear a hat, sunglasses, shirt and sunscreen. During the Australian Summer not only is the southern hemisphere tilted towards the sun, but the Earth is also at its perihelion (closest point to the sun). The rate of skin cancer is much higher than in the northern hemisphere, and any more than 30 minutes in the sun without protection will likely cause sunburn.

He is hilarious. They flew half way around the world to see Trinity Inlet mud? Maybe the excitement is just too much for his brain.

When we went to Europe from Australia I found it was harder to know how close you were to objects (parked cars and bike riders) on the passenger side of the car.

November is end of Spring and December thru Feb is summer in Australia

Don't be ridiculous. If nobody visits, why is there an international airport there? They get tons of tourists every year. A lot of beaches north of Townsville are muddy, like Cairns. You can see the mud in the water. Whitehaven beach, in the Whitsundays off Proserpine, is one of the world's most intensely beautiful beaches. Pure white sand. And to die for.

The rocks is a suburb.The place you walked though is called China Town. Gorge St is classified as CBD.

No November in Cairns is the start of wet season it is a winter 😊

In Australia 🇦🇺 when you are walking, the unwritten rule is, Keep To The LEFT!! Same with driving, we Drive On The Left!!

You have a very cute 18 month old.

Loved your video mate.

I have been there a lot of times seventys eightys ninetys and tha 2000 thousands it has changed a lot nothing beats the autumn than heading in to town

G'day, g'day! A fun fact at around the 2:50 mark, you're walking past one of the filming locations of NCIS Sydney. Cheers

You walked past the Cargo Bar in Darling Harbour. That was were Prince William used to hide out when on his own in Sydney before he got married. I remember the pap shots!

The Rocks is a residential area too. The CEO of Qantas lives there! $millionaires row!

Failing to take a ferry to see Sydney Harbour properly? Priceless. 😂

Another American..Another one....Starbucks...Just discovering there is a developed world outside their under developing nation..When comedians arrive from the U.S and post such videos...We love such ignorant entertainment 😂😂😂

Be careful of being out in the sun in Australia because we have the highest levels of UV rays in the world. Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and perhaps sunblock should be worn in summer. In January it can take only 10 minutes to get sun burnt on your skin. In Australian schools there is a policy of " no hat, no play" in outdoors.

Hey wow - you pronounced Cairns correctly!

Starbucks don't make coffee good enough for Australians, Starbucks went out of business here in Hobart due to lack of patronage.

I live there. I never underestimate how lucky I am to live in Sydney. And just a bus ride to the Harbour. It’s so beautiful. Very lucky I am indeed ❤

A cap in Australia is useless, you MUST have a wide brimmed hat unless you wanna get cooked.

your little man is adorable! I have a son the same age. Hope you enjoyed Australia & thanks for the video, I'm super proud of my home country

Please wear a hat and sunscreen.

highlight of you vid is the cute little fella of yours!

@16:00 if you looked left you would see a statue of Matthew Flinders and in the window behind a tiny statue of his cat Trim

I know it is hard but try to walk on the left side of the walkway.

What the hell?? War??? With Britain?? The Rocks is the first area built upon when the convicts arrived here. 1776.

I hope you went to Circular Quay railway station and saw the view of the Bridge and the Opera House and the ferries at the Quay from there and caught a ferry to anywhere

We don’t call parts of the city 'neighbourhoods' - that is more for the suburbs

We do have many chain coffee shops, but they are mostly in malls and shopping centres. The Coffee Club and Gloria Jean are quite big. I believe Gloria Jean was originaly American. McCafe was actually created in Melbourne, the world capital for coffee and cafes.

The pub is called The Fortune of War.

I hope you have sunscreen on the little guy.