Blogs from Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 8

August 09 2008 We made the start to the holiday at the Gold Coast. 5 worlds in 5 days.....so tiring Started in this order - Movie World, Wet and Wild, Sea World then we did Dream World and supposed to do Wild Water World but too cold so back to Dreamworld. We did all the rides that are there including Tower of Terror, unfortunately did not get to the Drop as to many waiting and not enough time. ... read more

So, after our pleasant two hour bus journey, we had made it to Surfers Paradise- one of the most infamous stretches of coastal splendor. It was cool seeing the skyscrapers tour over the beach from a distance, I've never seen anything like it. After hopping off the bus, the first thing we did was grab a subway. I swear I must have eaten about 200 pounds worth so far! We checked into a 4 bedroom dorm at a place called Islanders which was appropriately in the centre of town. After a quick look around the place seemed really cool- fully equipped with 4 pool tables , an arcade, a pool and a jacuzzi! Lovely. We all had a little walk around to get a feel for the place and decided that it seemed quite a bit ... read more

After using coat and shawl for ten days, its time to change the holiday destination into a place with sunshine and beaches. We decided to choose Surfers Paradise which located on Gold Coast, Queensland. It took us 1.5 hours to fly from Sydney and we couldn’t wait to arrive since we keep on imagining the picturesque beach, just like we saw on the websites and postcards. We arrived at Gold Coast’s Airport. The airport is quite small and felt so tropical. As we found wooden furnish, warm sunshine, sea smell, and many tourists using beach floral blouse. Should we say, “Aloha!”? No, I think we still should say “Hawayah?” (The way Aussies pronounces How are you?). We bought unlimited three day bus pass at the airport as we found this pass is more effective and efficient ... read more

Last week, in honor of the Easter holidays, the university closed from Good Friday (21 March) until the following Sunday (30 March), to celebrate Easter and mid semester break. Because we had so long, a group of friends and I decided to travel to Queensland, the touristy-east coast beach towns of Australia!! We spent time at the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, and Fraser Island. We arrived around 8am on Sunday 23 March. After navigating through the very efficient public transport, we checked into our hostel, the Islander Backpacker Resort (super nice hostel!). From there, we decided to explore the sites of Surfers Paradise. Surfers Paradise is one of the best known landmarks of Queensland, and often referred to as the "Miami Beach" of Australia. This is due, in large part, to the commercialization of the ... read more

Queensland, Australia. The sunshine state. After a 3 & 1/2 hour bus journey from Canberra it was just 1 hour & 15 mins flight to Coolangatta which is the Gold Coast airport, right on the border of New South Wales and Queensland. The airport is a tin shack. I took off the plane and walked through to where I would collect baggage and there was my friend Kylie waiting for me in the baggage hall. Basically, anyone can walk it and take a bag. They wouldn't have got far with mine though, it was so bloody heavy! So I'm gonna keep this last blog brief as the last 3 weeks of my trip were more about spending time with my friends Kylie & Neil & their little boy Lachlan than tearing around places like I have ... read more