Coral Sands Beach Resort

... myself and just take it all in. So, after that we left Cairns, and travelled south through Townsville and on to Airlie Beach. This resort is just that, a tourist resort, theres nothing much there - cafes and a few pubs, souvenir shops and all the ...

... - but hopefully it will stop me limping around like an old crock! We spent Weds night in a 8 bed dorm at Beaches backpackers resort (what joy! I think I am getting too old to do this sharing rooms with loads of people you don't know!) then on Thursday ...

... to our hotel, Inchcape in the parish of Christ Church.  It was situated at Ananias Point right on the edge of Silver Sands Beach.  I had found this hotel on the internet and was afraid that the pictures would be much better than the ...

... they were in "Hawaii" and not Virginia Beach or Myrtle Beach or Miami Beach.  It all looks very similar to every other beach resort area.  The traffic is very heavy and there is basically only one road.  The weather is great, the beaches ...

... from Airlie Beach to Yeppoon which is near Rockhampton - but we were suitably rested after a few lovely days at the Coral Sea Resort. We drove through Proserpine and Mackay and had packed lunch at Sarina Beach, another top beach in Queensland. Got to ...

... extensive wine cellar and he generously shared a couple of his special bottles with us. Sunday we flew up the coast to Airlie Beach, gateway to the Whitsunday islands and the Great Barrier Reef. Although it is summer here it is also the rainy season on ...

... for 8 days, it was a backpackers resort nestled in a cove on a kilometre of coconut palm lined beach with the waves crashing on the edge of the coral shelf about 400 metres out to sea. We had a double bure in tropical gardens with shared facilities. ...

... them know before 5pm which would you like.  Normally fish and chicken are on the menu somewhere. The beach out front is beautiful with coral filled sands.  The tide comes in in the morning and goes out in the afternoon.  You can ...

... , we were to leave Cairns on Friday night, travel overnight to leave our day free to do stuff, stay a night in the resort of Airlie Beach and then board our vessel on Monday afternoon. But Graeme had other plans for us. The ultimate party experience is ...

... ;re going to drop by Puka Beach,” came the reply. Said to have been named after the Puka shell, the beach has several tiny shells and small white coral bits strewn all over it. Compared to White Beach, Puka’s sand is yellow and not as fine as ...

... nicest bungalow, which was literally on the beach!! The beach itself is very quiet (we were the only people on the beach for some time), white sands and blue-ish sea - LOTS of crabs though!!!!  My rockpool rambling has come in handy...mmmm or ...

... persevered. Finally, after a grueling two and a half (maybe more - it sure seemed like it!) hours, we saw a sign for Coral Cove Resort. We turned into the drive, threw down our packs, and asked about the rooms at the "resort." We were told the ...

... happy to get out of Exmouth and continue south along the reef to Coral Bay - 2 hours down the coast. Coral Bay is a purpose built tourist resort right at the very heart of the Ningaloo Reef - basically a snorkeling paradise! And yes, it has ...

... the trip and as we got a first glimpse of where we were staying the excitement grew more.  The beach was isolated, met by crystal clear water with coral just below the surface and enclosed by the thick jungle that carried on all the way up the cliff ...

... cool - and the wildlife is inspiring too. I came across a five foot long Monitor Lizard near the loos behind Bubus Resort (and a rather cheeky 4 foot long one skulking around near my new digs yesterday!). In addition to diving, snorkelling and wandering ...

... the evening we went to a BBQ on the beach with Brenton and Matt (two Aussie guys staying at the same resort), then had some drinks down the beach where people were practicing fire throwing.  While at the beach bar we met two girls from the UK Verity ...

... plantations, forests, schools and huts with thatched rooves. Eventually the worst track of all lead us to our destination, the Libong Beach Resort, situated on the opposite side of the island from the pier.   The resort was built along a strip of ...

... out of town but closer to the ferry terminal where we would need to take a taxi when we head off to Los Mochis. The beach resort was a little disappointing and didn't quite live up to the website but we still enjoyed our stay. On our last day we rented a ...

... , boat stuck in the ocean, puka shell beach, stealing coral and puka shells from beach, Manny Pacquio resort, sailing back to White Sands beach, Boracay bracelets,  most beautiful sunset I've ever seen =) - Smoke Restaurant, chicken adobo with ...

... was a gem of a find considering that when we arrived in Sihanoukville we couldn't wait to leave; this place is your stereotypical beach resort, crammed with tourists lying on a dirty beach littered with rubbish and of course with people trying to sell you ...