I'm engulfed by fish and the visibility is so clear that I can easily make out the coral gardens and shallow reefs I'm headed for.
Restaurants,markets,festivals and a bar scene that is truly a many-splendoured thing. Port Douglas has the lot and then some.
Thirty-four years after opening,the Sheraton Grand Mirage is still as bold and ambitious as it ever was – if not quite so brazen.
For viewers hoping to recreate the Lennox Hastie episode of Chef's Table,there's good news:this is the beach,this is the guide,and these are the mud crabs.
What to see and do in this beach- and bush-lined Far North Queensland getaway.
With an amazing pool,tropical cocktails,fabulous food,friendly staff and a terrific location.
Surrounded by lush gardens and fenced-off ponds of fish,QT's white and airy spaces speak holiday.
It was the Australian escape of choice for Hollywood celebrities and the Clintons. Now it's making a comeback.
With summer just around the corner,Ute Junker leaves no grain of sand unturned in her guide to the best beach towns on Australia's east coast.
The tropical town's fortunes may have waned,but today it manages to feel relaxed,upmarket and comfortable in its own skin.