Surfers Paradise seen from Coolangatta

Surfers Paradise at Gold Coast

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December 5th 2007
Surfers Paradise seems to me like a mix och Las Vegas and Miami. Althought I haven't been in Miami so it might not be like it or maybe is just like it? Surfers has a beach, shopping, clubs, bars, amusement parks in abundance and the southern hemisphears tallest residential building with an observation deck at 230 meters, so I am guessing it beats the tall residential building "Turning Torso" in m ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » 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