JetStar is Quantas low-cost subsidiary and is flying from Nagoya to various destinations in Australia. I had opted for Cairns, for a taste of tropical Northern Oz. The flight was an uneventful 6-hours and brought me from chilly Japan to warm and sunny Australia.
I spent the 2 days in Cairns relaxing mostly. Cairns is a pleasant, smaller town with a distinct tourist character. I stayed in a budget hostel right on the beachfront which is made up of numerous restaurants, tour operator offices and budget accomodation to suit backpackers tastes.
After this short 2-day glance I headed off to Kiwiland via Brisbane to Christchurch with Virgin Blue, one of the regional low-cost carriers. I'll be back in Australia in late November.