Sydney to Cairns to Port Douglas

I've sent several folks recommendations for hotels and agencies for my trip to Sydney, Cairns, and Port Douglas, so thought I'd share here. I must give credit to my fiance for doing upfront research for our incredible trip.

Sydney: Metro on the Pitt Hotel near Darling Harbour was convenient, clean, and reasonably priced ($150/night). I used agoda.com to find good deals on hotels in Southeast Asia/Australia and then reviewed user comments and room pictures on Trip Advisor.

Cairns: Live on a boat on the Great Barrier Reef and scuba dive or snorkel. Deep Sea Divers Den was comforable, though not the cheapest option. The benefit is that you get more snorkeling time.

Port Douglas:
The Sheraton Mirage was good place to use Starwood points because it was a nice resort and cost fewer points than expected, and beautifully located along picturesque 4 mile beach.

Visit the Daintree Rainforest via 4 x 4 for a day just to see a rainforest, and stop by Cape Tribulation. Beware that your trip is controlled by your tour guide, and you walk only on set paths. I selected a random tour guide from my hotel.

Jet Set Smart

A couple helpful sites for planning your next trip. Use Trip Advisor to research hotels - the user reviews and pictures are good ways to understand what you're really getting with your $. Trip Advisor is especially useful when you're trying to cut costs by booking smaller, non-chain hotels. Pick your flight seat using Seat Guru, an awesome place to pick your special aisle or window seat for your international flight, stay away from the bathroom seat, or the tight leg space. Trip Kick helps you pick a specific hotel room.

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For now, I do enjoy traveling and seeing new parts of the world on vacation. See a map here (Zoom OUT to see locations). Happy to give recommendations on what to do in any of these places.


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