View from our balcony

Surfers Pradise

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June 4th 2006
Next we set off for Surfers Paradise... it just sounds amazing. My first impression as our bus drove through town late at night was this town is exactly what i picture miami to be like. We ended up staying in a place called Islander Backpackers Resort. we were paying $26 a night and we had our own bathroom, tv,lockers,fridge ad balcony. we over looked the hottub and pool and the beach was a 5 min ... 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