Set on a placid inlet and sandy beach, next door to the Ritz-Carlton and close to the Red Hook ferry, this upscale time-share operation is similar to its sibling Limetree Beach Resort by Club Wyndham.

One of the leading places in Australia that left me spellbound was the Whitsundays. The Whitsundays comprise 74 islands surrounding the Great Barrier Reef in tropical Queensland. With its dense but ...