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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise February 26th 2008

Spent a great week at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast with Pat and Tom; Adams Aunt and Cousin. We stayed in an amazing apartment with a panoramic view of the ocean and did all the theme parks. Sea World first and saw the dolphins and polar bears, Wet and Wild, an amazing waterpark and Dreamworld the themepark where Adam and Tom did the worlds highest drop ride, which held them up in the air until it suddenly drops 120 metres. Pat and I just watched. Also went to see the Quicksilver World Surf Championships which was amazing, but i wouldnt really know if the surfing was bad or good! I have promised myself to have a go at some point though. Enjoy our photos!... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise February 7th 2008

Hey Everyone ok today is gonna be short and sweet cuz i just spent all morning applying for a job with the city of waterloo (public health inspector) and i'm STARVING! ok...um i'm in the gold coast...surfers paradise...beautiful here but very built up sky scrapers along the beach...a very miami feel kind of deall..the weather has been sucky but i was at the beach yesterday then went to a discount outlet for some surf gear (cuz i'm a pro) and got some decent deals! by surf gear i just mean like a rashie...one of those water shirts you wear to protect you against the sun...i'll probably use it mostly for diving because sunscreen kills the coral people...DID YOU KNOW THAT?!?!? sunscreen kills coral...so wear a rashie instead so your protected from the sun and you dont ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise February 7th 2008

Weekend getaway to Surfers Paradise!... read more
Our apartment
Our apartment
Ice cream on arrival

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise January 27th 2008

Hey Guys! This week has been super hectic! I am starting to get into my assignments for classes. I did homework ALL day yesterday. What a way to spend a Saturday, huh? A couple of days ago, my friends and I planned a trip to Sydney over Easter! I am really excited for that. We also planned a trip to Melbourne in early March. I have only planned a couple of trips because it is sooo expensive. I know people that have planned like 6 trips!!! Holy cow. A lot of people are here with Daddy’s money though, so that’s probably why. For Sydney, I am flying there with 3 other friends and we are going to see the Opera House, Darling Harbor, Blue Mountains, etc. And since we’re girls, we’ll probably make time for shopping ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise January 21st 2008

Bon, apres les aventures sur Fraser, on est alles a Surfers Paradise ou le cousin de Patrick habite. On y a passe quelques jours. C'etait bien d'aller visiter de la famille et en plus on a bien rigole. On s'est promene a Brisbane, Byron Bay et Surfers Paradise. Photos souvenirs... Leaving Fraser behind, we went to Surfers Paradise to visit Patrick's cousin. We spent a few days there. it was nice, lovely and relaxing. We visited Brisbane, Byron Bay and Surfers Paradise. Random photos...... read more
Brisbane
Expo Andy Warhol - Exhibition of Andy Warhol
Glenn et Philip (Glenn a droite est le cousin de Patrick) - Glenn (right) is Patrick's cousin

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise January 3rd 2008

This is my first blog entry. Tomorrow we leave for our trip to Australia and I couldn't be more excited. I know that I am going to have trouble sleeping tonight for sure. Maybe I should just stay up all night seeing how the plane ride is 20+ hours!! Ohwell, couldn't be more excited for what is to come. Bring it on!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise November 29th 2007

Now that we've been here for about four days, i guess you could say we've grown used to life here. We wake up somewhat late and head straight to the kitchen for a filling meal of either crackers, or chinese noodles...yes that's right, we eat them for every meal. When we got here, we had high hopes of eating delicious gourmet meals that we would could cook all ourselves, sadly, we were once again mistaken. The grocery store is so expensive and all we can afford are chinese noodls, bread and some milk. MMmmmm, good. Well, here are some pictures displaying our daytime lives here in surfer's. I think it's safe to say this isn't the most exciting place in the day, though i guess that was for us to discover ourselves. One of the most ... read more
Adrian in the room
Chris loungin' in our private room
Evan at the beach

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise November 27th 2007

Woooowooo... We made it, we have begun our week of exploration and partyation. Haha. It took us a bus ride from monovale to manly, a ferry from manly to the city and a train from the harbour to the ariport...oh, and let's not forget the flight from sydney to the gold coast; but we are finally here! We checked into our YHA Hostel last night and decided to immediately review the night scene we have heard oh-so-much about. I must say, it is definitely schoolies. The streets are cluttered with thousands of 18-25 year olds and the clubs are blasting the tunes all night long. Getting lost is half the fun and pretty much the only way to find where you're going. The night was very wild and we were praying for sleep by the time ... read more
Chris and Adrian at the Kebab Shop
Hard Rock Cafe
Surfer's Paradise Beach

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise October 31st 2007

Today almost everyone signed up for the learn to surf option. I almost didn't go. Seriously hung over from the previous night been up for an 8:00 am surf was not high on the list of things I wanted to do. I'm so glad i did though. Most of us were in the same boat - struggling. We got the surfboards and has practice and theory first into the sand and then hit the water. It was really fun. I think everyone got up but everyone also went flying off too more times but it was fun and funny as. Totally worth doing. The rest of the day was pretty much spent on the beach, sleeping and shopping. That night almost all of us signed up for Dracula Cabaret Dinner. It was very entertaining. It takes ... read more
Draculas

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast » Surfers Paradise October 30th 2007

This morning was a big breaky at the farm and then we were off to Gold Coast - Surfers Paradise. On the way down we stopped in Brisbane and had a chance to use Internet, get lunch and do some shopping for a few hours. We then went to Surfers Paradise. I love it here it was a big fun party night. I cant remember what we did for dinner but it was a big drinking night. We started our night at Melbas and were getting into the shots. Our Contiki guide got us some for free - not strong, mixed with something but great all the same. After Melbas we went to Shooters a cowboy themed bar and drank on there until the very very early hours of the morning.... read more
Getting ready to hit the city
Out and about
Eva, Carmen and me very merry aka drunk




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