Townsville By Heart eBook
look. if you clicked the link you already know what I'm talking about
you've either just moved here, you're thinking about it, you've been here for years and you still feel like there's stuff you're missing, or you came up once and something just stuck with you and you can't quite explain why
this isn't a travel guide. not really. there's no stock photos of the Strand with a sunset filter slapped on it. no "top 10 things to do" list you could've pulled off google in 30 seconds
this is everything I actually figured out from living here. the stuff that took me the better part of two years to find. written down properly so you don't have to do it the slow way like I did
what's actually in it
the swimming holes that aren't on any map. Big Crystal Creek and Paradise Waterhole an hour up the highway, the kind of places where the water is so clear it looks fake and on a weekday in the dry season you'll have it almost entirely to yourself. exact directions, best time to go, what to bring, the lot
the Strand broken down properly. not just "go for a walk" but which end, what time, what you'll see and why it hits different at 5:30 in the morning versus every other time you've been there
Magnetic Island the way locals actually do it, not the rushed ferry over and back in a day thing. which bays are actually worth the effort, when to go so you're not sharing the beach with fifty backpackers, and why Radical Bay midweek in June is one of the best things in North Queensland full stop
Castle Hill with actual detail. the Goat Track, the best time to go up, and a specific spot at the top that most people walk straight past without realising what they're looking at
the food and coffee spots that don't have big instagram followings and don't need them. Missy Moo's, Hoi Polloi, the places that locals actually go on a Tuesday morning rather than the ones that show up first on google
the wet season survival guide that nobody gives you when you move here. what actually changes, what doesn't, and how to stop fighting it and start working with it because once you do the whole city feels different
what the suburbs actually feel like to live in vs what they look like on a real estate listing. useful if you're relocating and trying to figure out where to actually put yourself
and the stuff I can't quite explain in a product description. the walk I nearly didn't bother doing. the thing I found. the spot where everything lines up and you just sit there thinking how is this not the main thing people talk about
the people who've read that part know exactly what I mean
who this is for
if you just moved here and you're still figuring it out, this will save you a year of guessing
if you grew up here and moved away and you're thinking about coming back, this is the reminder your gut already knows
if you're visiting and you want to actually see the place instead of just ticking boxes, this is the difference between a good trip and one you'll talk about for years
if you've lived here forever and you think you know it all, there's at least three things in here I guarantee you haven't done yet
it's a one off. you get it, you keep it, you use it. no subscription, no upsell, straight to your inbox
and if you get to that part near the end and you message me going "how did I not know about this" just know I said so