Blogs from Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 20

Thought I would mention this very misunderstood place very briefly. We arrived feeling very sceptical as a result of all the bad reviews we had heard from EVERYONE all the way up and down the East Coast. I have to say that actually my fellow companions and I all really like Surfers Paradise. Fair enough there are elements to the place that people may not like, such as big sky scrapers on the beach, skantily clad gold lame bikini wearing 'metermaids' who stroll the streets with uncompremised confidence. In addition, there are a lot of neon lights, pumping music, manic atmosphere and nightlife. But there is a beauty to this place that can be found within the bustling streets and long stretch of stunning white sandy beach that continues all the way down the length of ... read more

Well weve travelled down to surfers paradise for 4 night doing the obvious - (Building sandcastles!), stayed at a great backpackers called the sleepy surfers inn. Went to dream world one day - a large theme park just outside surfers for a bit of an adrenalin rush! Had the compulsory koala picture and blew a digereedoo or two. Now back in Brisbane about to head of to Byron bay!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last night in the pub quiz at the hostel (needless to say we won) i satdown - only to find that i was sat next to a lad i used to coach badminton for a year at Lancaster uni! surfing surfing surfing from here on in! seee ya ps HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOLLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... read more

After getting in from Alice Spring's I decided to spend the rest of the day doing laundry so I could be at the beach all the next day. At the beach I decided I needed to learn to surf so off I went. I spent two hours fighting waves and learning to balance on a board that never seemed to want to co-operate with me but I did eventually get up. I have the pictures to prove it too. It was really hard work but I think I could have spent the entire day doing that. Unfortunately, I had to give the board back so I spent the rest of my day at the beach between the flags (the swimming area). Of course every good day has to come to an end so I went back ... read more

Yesterday we made the 1 hour trip to Brisbane to SeaWorld, which is located on the outskirts of Surfer's Paradise. The park is cool, with plenty of shows. The shows are really aimed at kids, but they are still quite good. We went to the Sealion, Dolphin, and Water Skiing shows during the day. In addition, there are a few good rides including a decent roller-caster. The Bermuda Triangle was especially fun......! The highlight of the day was our Scuba Dive. We had pre-booked a 20 minute dive at the park. The cost was $90, but turned out to be money brilliantly spent ! After being kitted up we were ready to go. Besides myself and Ruth, there was a guy from New Zealand doing the dive with us. The 'tank' is really well designed with ... read more