Blogs from Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 13

Hello all. Arrived in Brisbane last night, the hostel is really cool, had lovely people in my room and we all went to the bar and met more lovely people. didn't get any chance at all to see brisbane itself but i'll be doing that when i go back in a few days. So hopped on the greyhound to head to surfers paradise. Its nice. The beach is nice- with lots of big waves! Its REALLY packed though...and u can only swim between the flags and the lifeguards were there shouting things at people! Its pretty touristy, which is a shame! Had a nice paddle though! The weather today is gorgeous, i think about 28 degrees but none of that humidity i was getting in cairns thankfully! Been wandering round the shopping malls and stuff, they ... read more

Tervehdys taas teille, Ajattelin taas vahan paivitella, niin nama tilanteet ja kuviot muuttuu yllattaen... Mullahan alkoi se laukkarata homma maanantaina, lupasin tosiaan kokeilla sita hetken, mutta ei siita mitaan tule etta pedista pitaisi nousta 2.30 aamuyolla kun kymmenen muuta asukasta ramppaa kokoillan tietenkin edestakaisin huoneessa ja touhuaa herraties mita.. Kuitenkin suurinosa homman asiakkaista, eli hevosista on 2-4 vuotiaita oreja joilla ei paljon valilla paassa liiku, suorastaan typeraa olisi niiden kanssa pelleilla puolinukuksissa kun siina oikeasti voi kayda huonosti, niita on senverran paljon vahassa tilassa. Enka kuitenkaan olisi halunnut sita 3-4 kuukautta taalla gold coastilla viippya joten se siita. Ongelmaksi mulla on viimeaikoina muodostunut rinkka, ostin sen tosiaan sielta Seppalankankaan kirppikselta kymmenella eurolla ja on se hintansa maksanut nyt takai... read more

Just some pictures from Byron and Surfers when Tina visited :)... read more

Well not a huge amount to tell you about Surfers Paradise, another beach town but more built up and very tourist orientated. The beach was ok but once I dicovered the jelly fish washed up on the beach I was a little put off. The highlight of our time here was going to Dreamworld where we went on some cool freaky rides, not as large as what we have back home like Chesington but was a fun day. My best bit was cuddling a Koala, her name was Sienna and she was only 2 years old. Very cute and nice to hold for all of 60 seconds that you get. But still loved it. The rides were cool as well, the scariest one was the big drop they pull you up let you dangle for a ... read more

Weather: Hot. A couple of hours drive north of Byron Bay is Surfers Paradise. If you have come across this place before, you will know that there can be precious few people who would consider this paradise - in fact there is not an Advertising Standards Authority on the planet that would allow a campaign that linked this great tranche of hi-rise hotels and holiday accommodation to be plugged with the lable "Paradise". Maybe once upon a time there was a section of this lovely section of coastline that was a paradise to surfers, but not any more - now it really is concrete as far as the eye can see. Having lunched in the middle of all this, we drove a few miles north to our camp site. This was a quiet and well equipped ... read more