There's more to Australia than just surfing in Sydney or cafe hopping in Melbourne. If you love the sun and sea, you'll love Cairns. Located at the nortern tip of Queensland, it's a nature lover's dream with its clear blue waters, tropical rain forests and let's not forget, it's home to the Great Barrier Reefs that span 2,011km. 

Here's the good news: travelling there just got easier. SilkAir will be starting a new thrice weekly flight service direct to Cairns, via Darwin with selected flights flying non-stop. Come May 30, 2015, it will depart Mondays, Thursdays and Satrdays. Time to start start stocking up on snorkeling gear and planning for that trip.