Introducing Port Douglas
Fetching Port Douglas, or ‘Port Dougie’ as it’s known, has long been submerged in the southern consciousness as a sun-drenched place to flee winters. Enter luxury townhouses for baby-boomer retirees and Sydneysider-friendly menus. The low-rise town sits at the end of Davidson St with its line-up of palm trees like the svelte beauties – all sequin kaftans, hoop earrings and thin slides – who saunter between the main street’s cafés and bars. One backpacker bemoaned there’s not a whole lot to do ‘unless you have a lot of money’ and it’s true the town dances to the beat of flash restaurants and retail. But it is a great base to tour the Low Isles, Great Barrier Reef, Mossman Gorge, Atherton Tablelands and Cape Tribulation.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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