Surfers

Loving 'Surfers' 2nd - 4th Jan

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January 2nd 2006
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 t ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more