ewwwwwwwwww!!

Not so surfers paradise!

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March 13th 2007
So having come from byron, a quiet little town and amazing beach, surfers paradise was a bit of a shock! high rise buildings and sky scrapers lining the coastline.......not such a postcard picture. however the beach was still nice, the sun still shone and our hostel was really cool. Bex and Matt were still with us so we had a little apartment for 8. Was luxury, we had our own kitchen and bathroom ... 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