Consider these warnings while travelling Aus
There is a massive hole in the Ozone layer, meaning this will be the harshest sun you’ve ever felt
Please buy sunscreen in Australia (different regulations for SPF) and please wear it generously. You will need to reapply it more often than you normally do. If you are out in the sun, you will burn, and it will hurt. So please plan that accordingly, and take care of your body and skin while enjoying our beautiful beaches!
Please click the image to launch a video on what to NOT pick up when on beaches (“pretty” shells and animals)
Australia does have a lot of beautiful animals, terrain and land to explore. With the beauty comes some pain. Please watch the linked video to know 3 things to avoid when in the waters of Australia (stock image including a very deadly octopus - Blue Ring Octopus).
It is Wet + Stinger Season in Far North Queensland (FNQ) (Cairns, Great Barrier Reef). Overall warning about FNQ!!
If you are going to Far North Queensland, or Cairns for the GBR, I advise you to get a cancellation policy with your travel plans and to keep an eye on the weather. This time of year often brings Cyclones (our version of a hurricane), rain for days at a time and flooding, or just gray skies and muddy terrain unsuitable for bush walking. In addition to wet season, it is stinger season. Far North Queensland will have jellyfish aaallll over the water. You will need to wear a thick suit if you want to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef. This is if weather even permits you to be taken out to the GBR - chances are high your tour will be rescheduled or cancelled, and most of the time they offer vouchers to return versus a refund. Since you are here for a limited time, please heavily consider this.
Additional warning for FNQ when you are in Cairns but not taken out to the reef. You will not be able to swim in 99% of the bodies of water due to saltwater crocodiles, jellyfish and potentially shark activity. There are signs advising you when to not enter water - these will be seen in most beaches. I do not recommend FNQ during this time of the year. Please adventure somewhere you will get the best bang for your buck, and save The Great Barrier Reef for the next time you come visit us :-)