TRAVEL FACTS

HOW TO GET THERE Isabel flew with Singapore Air, fares from €990 (www.singaporeair.com) Heathrow-Brisbane return. The airline codeshares with Aer Lingus so your luggage is checked through from Ireland. WHERE TO STAY In Brisbane, Isabel stayed at the quirky boutique Ovolo Inchcolm hotel and the cosy Johnson hotel, famed for flamboyant art works in the Spring Hill district. Narrow Escape Rainforest Retreat (www.narrowescape.com.au) a boutique five-star luxury resort outside the quaint village of Montville, nestled in rainforest adjacent to Kondalilla National Park was her top stay of the ten-day trip. IMPORTANT WEBSITES She was the guest of Queensland Tourism (www.queensland.com) See also Visit Brisbane (www.visitbrisbane.com. au) Visit Sunshine Coast (www.visitsunshinecoast.com) and Visit Fraser Coast (www. visitfrasercoast.com).