The Great Barrier Feast at qualia 2013 Mar 08 2013
Hamilton Island Tops Queensland Tourism Awards Dec 21 2012
The Australian Ballet Enchants qualia Dec 14 2012
Fujifilm Hamilton Island Triathlon Roundup Dec 07 2012
Jan 3, 2013
Photo Fun – Halloween on Hamilton Island
A little late, I know, but I was looking over some old photos today and came across this one from Halloween. Doing it…Island Style!
Nov 30, 2012
A Portrait Photo to Treasure
You see the Hamilton Island Photography team around the place quite a lot – during events, at activities, at weddings and with various groups of people getting their ultimate Hamilton Island souvenir – a portrait set in a tropical paradise. Hamilton Island Photography has a team of professional photographers available for portrait sessions at many [...]
Nov 23, 2012
Kids Fun Zone Revamp
The Fun Zone is a highlight of the weekend for us and many others on holiday with children. Usually held beside the Bougainvillaea Pool, close to a lot of Hamilton Island Accommodation, the Fun Zone sees Hamilton Island Activities staff entertaining children with games, face painting and crafts. The Fun Zone had a noticeable recharge [...]
Nov 16, 2012
The Perfect Time of Year
The Race Week hangover has eased, school holidays are over and life on Hamilton Island is settling back into its regular pace. The Whitsundays weather is glorious – September to November is my favourite time on the island. The sun is getting stronger, but it isn’t uncomfortably hot. It is just…balmy. The night is cool enough for [...]
Nov 9, 2012
The Best in the World
Best in the World….Perfect….That’s quite a claim! Well, qualia’s guests have spoken. Earlier this month qualia was named Best in the World and Best Resort in the Oceania region in the 2012 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. If that wasn’t enough, qualia scored a perfect 100 in all categories including Rooms, Service, Food, Location, [...]
Nov 5, 2012
The Steakhouse moves to Sails
It was the end of an era when the Steakhouse restaurant closed a few weeks back. There were a few familiar faces there on the final night, where we had the usual: 3x kids steak with an ice cream and choc sauce chaser, two rib eyes, medium, one with béarnaise sauce and the other with [...]
Oct 23, 2012
Kegel Bowling Fun – Hamilton Island Bowling Alley
It seems that every school holidays has a birthday party at our house and these holidays were no exception. Instead of another epic water-bomb fight, we elected to take a group of boys to Kegel Bowling. So there we were, with a dozen lads, a Minecraft themed birthday cake, and slushies on tap. Heaven for [...]
Oct 19, 2012
Kids Art Classes
Ever since our youngest child turned 6 she has been begging me to let her go to one of the art classes at the gallery on Front Street. Given that is birthday month, and school holidays, we wrapped it all up in a bundle and sent the three of them off to create masterpieces. Leigh Gordon [...]
Oct 16, 2012
Bommie Restaurant Wins Award
Bommie Restaurant, situated in the stunning Hamilton Island Yacht Club, won the award for “Best Tourism Restaurant in Queensland” at the recent Savour Australia Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence. Executive Chef Nicholas Gomez-Duran was there to accept the award on behalf of the Bommie team. Bommie is one of my favourite spots for dinner [...]
Oct 11, 2012
Sipping cocktails at coca chu restaurant
I’m ashamed to say that it has taken me a month to get to coca chu. Having said that, I have enjoyed Executive Chef Adam Woodfield’s gorgeous food a few times, including at a sensational beachside dinner at qualia’s Pebble Beach. But (not for lack of trying) I’ve never walked in the door. That changed [...]
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