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Services
Romantic getaways
entertainment
Story thanks to Brenda Campbell
romantic weekend getaways
entertainment
• Face Painting • Puppets • Balloons • Games • Music • Other costumes available 4057 8019 or 0408 183 032 www.nikkitheclown.com
Flip Ripley Magic shows•Characters•Clowning Comedy workshops•Juggling Unicycles•Comic telegrams
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Valentines dinners & roses may not be on the agenda for many parents but it’s a good excuse to plan a romantic weekend away without the kids, writes Brenda Campbell The Far North has something for everyone in the “Romantic Getaways” stakes with romantic hotspots everywhere you turn. In Cairns, I would put my money on “North Shore Towers”, a luxury retreat on the Esplanade, just a 10 minute romantic stroll to the restaurant strip. Think cream leather lounges, sophisticated
both your senses and your appetite. Port Douglas is right on our doorstep but widely rated as one or the most romantic locations in the world. If the world’s third best swimming pool is on the list as one
balconies. If you can tear yourself away from your chic and classy apartment, make your way to one of the restaurants where the locals eat or wander the path to the headland and watch the world and clouds drift by.
of the most important features for your
For a secret hide-away check out the award
romantic getaway, then Sea Temple Resort
winning Pink Flamingo Resort Port Douglas.
and Spa is the place to go. Featuring glorious
It’s rated as one of the top 10 most romantic
architecture, elegant but peaceful decor and
resorts in the whole of Australia. It’s intimate,
that pool, Sea Temple is not only the place to
quirky, peaceful and private with great
If Palm Cove is more your idea of the perfect
go, but you will have all of the excitement of
attention to detail. You can soak in your
romantic destination then the seclusion of
having been to the “it” place. You can dine out
outdoor bath, laze in the hammock, luxuriate
Sanctuary is very appealing. Once you enter
on this Valentines gift for a very long time.
in all natural organic bath treats and be
the gates of Sanctuary, you can be a world
And when only the best will do, get in early
soothed by the incense and candles supplied.
away with a romantic bridge to cross and
and treat yourselves to a Swim Up Apartment
It’s unique and amazing and, best of all, it will
loads of space and design that brings the
for long lazy days in that fabulous pool.
definitely not break the bank.
But if love on a hill top is more your style,
Brenda Campbell is the owner of www.
then only Vue at Trinity Beach will do.
fnqapartments.com. Go to this website
At Vue, your romantic package includes
for more information on these and other
spacious apartments with superb ocean
romantic getaway options in the Far North.
decor and panoramic water views. It’s a very unique and one off apartment so be quick as availability can be limited.
outdoors in. This can easily be your private romantic paradise. If you ever decide to step outside your Sanctuary, it’s only a short stroll to Williams Esplanade and Palm Cove’s award winning restaurants where you can indulge
views, a fabulous wet edge pool and dreamy
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