Many people outside Australia get Cape Tribulation and the Daintree rainforest confused, and use them interchangeably to refer to the same place - probably because tourists heading for the Daintree often stay at the Cape. In fact, Cape Trib (as it tends to be known) is actually a relatively small township on a headland within the much greater Daintree rainforest. Although there are other places to stay, the Cape is probably the most popular destination in the rai...

For our stay in the rainforest, I had taken a good look on the internet and come to the conclusion that the Cape Tribulation Resort and Spa at Coconut Beach (which I'm going to refer to as Coconut Beach from this point on so as not to wear my fingers out) would fit the bill nicely. It seemed to be a perfect romantic retreat with just enough of a back-to-nature feel without requiring us to lose some of the home comforts we were used to. Besides which, there's som...