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Gold Coast

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May 17th 2007
After Singapore we moved onto the Gold Coast to stay with Terry and Lisa for a couple of weeks. The first couple of days we went to the beach at Surfers Paradise (which was excellent) and we went to Broadbeach, which was even nicer. Broadbeach is not as busy as Surfers because there are fewer tourists. The main street in Broadbeach has a load of nice bars and restaurants and the locals tend to dr ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast

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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