In the sixth episode of season 3 of “Travel Tales by AFAR,” writer Michelle Law and her sister road-trip through Cairns, Australia, where they explore the rainforest and bond over the mysteries of parenthood.
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Home to the second-largest Aboriginal population in Australia, Queensland today offers an impressive array of indigenous tourism experiences that celebrate the heritage of the stateâs original inhabitants.
En route to Jarramali Camp and the Magnificent Gallery rock-art site. (Photo courtesy of Tourism Tropical North Queensland)
15.4958° S, 144.1648° E. Tap these coordinates into your GPS and youâll eventually arrive in the tiny riverside settlement of Laura, some 200 kilometers northwest of Cairns on Queenslandâs Cape York Peninsula. Just one road leads north from here, and it takes you as far as you can travel on land toward the tip of Australia.
Adelle Neary is Australia’s next consul-general in Chengdu, and replaces
Christopher Lim. Neary is a career officer with DFAT, and has previously served overseas in Vientiane and Jakarta. In Canberra she has undertaken work associated with the MH17 flight disaster as well as contributing to the work of the Foreign Policy White Paper Taskforce. She has also served as an adviser, international division, within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Visitor economy expert panel
Former federal tourism minister
Martin Ferguson has been appointed to lead the new Reimagining the Visitor Economy Expert Panel over the next six months.
Luxury Escapes Guide to Port Douglas
The laidback town of Port Douglas is your gateway to Tropical North Queensland, where the sounds of the rainforest meet the wonders of the reef.
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A longtime Australian holiday favourite and launchpad to the wonders of Tropical North Queensland, Port Douglas radiates relaxed coastal sophistication.
The tropical town finds itself at the privileged intersection of the Great Barrier Reef (which stretches from Cairns to Cape Tribulation) and the Daintree Rainforest – the only place in the world where two UNESCO World Heritage sites meet.
High-end resorts host visitors who flock to Port Douglas for the wealth of activities on land and sea. A day must be dedicated to visiting Mossman Gorge and swimming in the wild – healing for your body, mind and soul.