Pool Resort Port Douglas

... a little more on next trip North) - it was a winding road in similar to Great Ocean Road. Arrived at our resort The Oaks Lagoon Port Douglas and was able to checkin earlier. We unpacked, heading down for a swim and relaxing around the pool, while I ...

... ). Tropics Explorer (the tour company) picked us up and we are now back in Bohemia at Cairns. *Interesting sidebar with Port Douglas was that Bill Clinton was here with his family eating at a restaurant when September 11th 2001 happened. He received ...

... the temperature is about 27/28 deg and the sun shines all the time - bliss! Our first day in Port Douglas we took it easy and lazed by the pool which was lovely and just what we needed after all the partying and late nights in Sydney. In the afternoon ...

Port Douglas is one of those places that I have often wondered about.  You hear of so many people going there so I was a bit curious.  For those of you that do not know the history of Port Doulgas here it is according to the local bus ...

... more than a bit well oiled by the end) and dancing at the beautiful Thala lodge for the wedding reception etc etc. Anyway Port Douglas is small beach town (with great shops) 70km up the coast of Queensland from Cairns they call 'far north Queensland' ...

... a "Hens and Bucks" party for Debra and Steve.  Despite the raunchy name, it was actually a tame affair.  Port Douglas is a very small resort town - not a whole lot to do here.  There are approximately 15 other guests here for the wedding. ...

...  a bit of luxury! Port Douglas Day 2     Today we had a very lazy day which mostly involved wandering around Port Douglas, visiting the beach and doing a bit of shopping - we both bought hats!  We were going to have lunch ...

... 4 nights to get away from the Cairns madness. Tis like a little rich man's yacht racing town. Spent many hours playing darts and pool in the hostel...the dorm room i'm in is like a hospital ward...the lad from chile underneath me hobbled in yesterday in ...

... the road.  There were neverending beaches that were all completely deserted and were all equally inviting.  We reached Port Douglas after a couple of hours and checked into the Dougie's Backpackers Resort.  Resort indeed it was for a ...

... died when Ash and I drove the van into the driveway and asked us to park on the street out the back of the resort. Port Douglas is a cool place. It's a bit upper-market, but not pretentious. And it's quite big compared to places like Noosa and Airlie ...

... season) Nov - April...yes, we are here in the middle of cyclone season. We are traveling the Captian Cook highway to Port Douglas.  Cook was an explorer who charted new zealand, sailed to Botany Bay near Sydney and sailed the eastern coast of ...

... back to the Sea Temple resort, we finished off our water day with a swim in the fabulous lagoon-like pool.  Then hopped a bus into the town of Port Douglas for dinner. We ended up eating at a local favorite spot called the Iron Bar.  I had a ...

... , a kitchen, a living room, and a patio that had direct access to a little canal that led to the pool. it was beautiful. We ate dinner in port douglas. it was a pretty little city, and for dessert we had ice cream. We went for a swim before going to ...

... on the exposed sandbars to keep warm.  So, we were fortunate to have any sightings of crocodiles.  Back to Port Douglas and Paddy's Pub for the Sunday night roast lamb special!  Probably our best meal in Australia, even better than my rv ...

... destination in Australia!! And what a lovely destination too and a wonderful backpackers. We headed south of Cape Trip to Port Douglas - a more upmarket Cairns really - with lots of expensive boutique shopping, posh motors and big yachts. We were based ...

... the Caves only to discover they had closed for the day. A quick conversation later and we were back on the road heading for Port Douglas, a 2 hour drive north. It was this day which we discovered our next campervan issue, Problem #6 – both the pipe ...

... are going to be huge after the 3 weeks!!) Drove to Cairns and did a big food shop (I loved it!) and then I drove to Port Douglas. It was a bit nerve-wracking at times, especially as it was a windy coastal road that was a bit narrow in places. Still, I ...

... and got me loads of sympathy! For the moment I don't anticipate me writing too often to you via Travelpod but should anyone wish to go trad you can write/send to : Dougie's 111 Davidson St Port Douglas QLD 4871 It looks like I'll be here for some ...

... at a hostel as my backpacking travels actually begin. Im staying at a hostel called 'Dougies' which is just on the outskirts of Port Douglas town. We got picked up from Cairns Airport by the Dougies Coach which was a brightly coloured mini bus. Was about ...