G'day from Queensland, Australia! Last week we left off from Uluru/Ayers Rock (here's a link to the archives). This week we're in for another very special -- and adventurous --locale. We visit the only place in the world where two Natural World Heritage sites meet: Daintree Forest and Great Barrier Reef. If you like the tropics and everything that comes with it -- bugs, reptiles, warm water, incredible water and fish � you don't want to miss this week's getaway. So turn off your cell phone and put on your sunscreen -- we're in Cape Tribulation, baby!

AYERS ROCK TO CAPE TRIBULATION
Getting from Ayers Rock to Cape Tribulation (also referred as Cape Trib), located in far north Queensland, requires a 2-hour, 25-minute flight on Qantas to Cairns (pronounced "Cans" by Australians). From there, seven journalist friends and I rented two Nissan Patrol 4-Wheel Drives from Avis for $70 AUD ($51 USD) a day. Before making the approximately 3-hour drive we stopped at the local grocery store for snacks. No Australian road trip is complete without Tam Tams!). The drive, hugging Australia's northeast coast most of the way, was easy and picturesque � even in the rain. Then again, I wasn't driving. I knew I was in for an adventure when I read the sign on the Daintree car ferry: "No Swimming. Crocodiles." Gulp. Good thing the car ferry took -- literally -- only two minutes. (FYI: The ferry operates between 6 a.m. and midnight every day.) For more click HERE.